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Sour Apple Jig LEECH (6 flies)

$12

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Description

These tungsten bead head squirrel leeches sink well and are excellent for all seasons and for trout, bass, and even carp love them dropped right in front of their face. This fly leech pattern variation uses an olive squirrel zonker, flashy bright green small chenille body and an fluoro apple green color bead that we and our testers have found deadly in most waters and especially smaller rivers for medium to large trout. Dead drift them, swing them, twitch them, it all works with these leeches. These do not cast on soft tenkara rod all that well due to the 4mm tungsten bead weight but they do cast just fine on slightly stiffer tenkara rods and great on the big fish tenkara rods like the HELLbender rod. Tied on a high quality size #8 Moonlit 1x long jig hook (ML511) with 4mm tungsten bead. You get 6 flies. Learn to tie your own HERE >>

Fishing Profile

Lure
Best for
Bass, Trout, Carp
Presentation
Bottom, Dead Drift, Sinks Well (tungsten Bead Head)
Techniques
Drifting, Bottom Fishing, Streamer Fishing
Conditions
Current, Open Water, Low Light
SeasonYear Round
WaterFreshwater

Field Notes

Use this tungsten bead-head leech as a dead-drift streamer or as a swing/twitch pattern in rivers and other moving water. The heavy bead helps it sink quickly so you can present it in front of trout (and occasionally bass/carp) at the right depth.

Pros

  • Tungsten bead head sinks well for deeper/quick presentations
  • Works multiple ways: dead drift, swing, or twitch
  • Effective in most waters, especially smaller rivers

Cons

  • 4mm tungsten bead can cast poorly on very soft tenkara rods

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