| Bass are ravenous eaters and are known to
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| | take residence near the riverside and it
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| eat prey up to half of their own length.
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| | only takes a slip or a strong win to
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| Because bass swallow their prey whole,
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| | render them helpless in the water. The
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| the size of bass fishing flies must be
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| | body of this fishing fly is made of
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| smaller than the width of the bass mouth.
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| | course deer hair tied around a large hook
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| Being hungry predators, they usually
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| | with a long flexible tail to attract the
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| seek out the largest prey they can find
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| | bass as it swishes through the water.
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| that will fit into their mouths.
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| | Swimming Frog: A frog is a delectable
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| The movement of the fishing fly is
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| | meal and a temptation that a hungry bass
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| critical to attracting the bass. Bass
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| | can rarely resist. Swimming frog fishing
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| quickly jump at the chance to swallow
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| | flies are designed to imitate the
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| anything moving, but also regularly spit
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| | movements of the frog while swimming
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| out a would-be meal, perhaps due to the
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| | along the surface of the water. The
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| taste or texture. When bass fishing,
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| | swimming frog is also made of deer hair
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| it's important to use fishing flies with
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| | and is colored in various shades of
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| a strategic design and hook position. In
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| | green. These fishing flies work well in
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| this article, you'll read about our top
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| | areas where frogs naturally take
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| picks for bass fishing flies:
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| | residence like around lily pads and other
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| Deer Hair Popper: Deer Hair Poppers are
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| | water plants.
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| often referred to as the original fishing
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| | Matuka Sculpin: The olive colored matuka
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| flies. Before the tying of fishing flies
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| | sculpin is a great fishing fly to use in
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| was commercialized in America, Native
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| | streams with algae or weed covered
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| Americans bundled feathers and hair to
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| | bottoms. These fishing flies normally
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| create fishing flies to attract bass.
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| | come in a gold option for lighter colored
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| These fishing flies are meant to float
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| | riverbeds and are made from deer hair and
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| and wriggle on the surface and gain the
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| | turkey quill. The sculpin is a small
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| attention of the bass lingering just a
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| | fish that lives in camouflage against the
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| few feet below. Thinking it terrestrial
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| | river bottom. These fishing flies need
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| bug caught helplessly in the water, the
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| | to be fast sinking and heavy enough to
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| bass normally can't resist such an easy
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| | stay down and not float off the bottom.
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| meal.
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| | The best bass fishing occurs when water
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| Deer Hair Mouse: Very large bass have
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| | temperatures are between 68 and 80
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| been known to swallow baby ducklings and
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| | degrees Fahrenheit. Any hotter or colder
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| other waterfowl to satisfy their
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| | and feeding tends to slow down
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| voracious appetite. While not all bass
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| | considerably. With the right weather,
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| reach a size where they can take in such
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| | the right fishing flies, and a little
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| a large snack, most large bass can and
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| | luck, a bass fishing trip can be one of
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| will find a mouse a tasty treat. Deer
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| | the most satisfying fishing trips of the
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| Hair Mouse fishing flies are a tackle box
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| | year.
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| staple for any bass fisher. Mice often
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