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steelhead · 04-07-2004, 09:17 PM

They're based on a fly that was originated by a woman tyer up in Wisconsen (sp?), back around the 1900's I think it was. Originally it was intended for large and small mouthed bass. Ended up being used for pike as well. You can do a pretty good perch imitation with it. It "traveled" down the Mississippi and became known as the Ozark Bass Minnow. I tied several up last spring in chartreuse with a purple topping about 4 inches long and they did quite well. This year I'm thinking bigger.

04-07-2004, 09:17 PM	#6
steelhead Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North shore Posts: 1,247	Mississippi Bug They're based on a fly that was originated by a woman tyer up in Wisconsen (sp?), back around the 1900's I think it was. Originally it was intended for large and small mouthed bass. Ended up being used for pike as well. You can do a pretty good perch imitation with it. It "traveled" down the Mississippi and became known as the Ozark Bass Minnow. I tied several up last spring in chartreuse with a purple topping about 4 inches long and they did quite well. This year I'm thinking bigger.