The Hook & Hackle Co.

607 Ann Street Rear, Homestead PA 15120

Phone: 1-412-476-8620
Fax: 1-412-476-8639

E-mail: ron@hookhack.com

Baitfish - Whitlock's Swimming

• Hook - stainless steel - straight eye - 2/0
• Thread - red
• Weed Guard - heavy clear monofilament
• Tail - four white and two grizzly saddle hackles with silver and pearl krystal flash
• Sides - two white hackles short
• Throat - red flashabou
• Collar - white deer hair on the bottom natural deer hair on top
• Head - orange then red deer hair spun and clipped to shape
• Eyes - gold doll eyes

Bunny Bug

• Hook - standard saltwater 3/0
• Weed guard - heavy clear monofilament
• Thread - black
• Tail - 4 inch strip of black rabbit with several strands of black krystal flash shorter than tail
• Butt - orange marabou
• Body - black rabbit strip palmered to 1/4" of eye
• head - black thread lacquered heavily
• Eyes - white with black pupil

Dahlberg Diver - Purple

• Hook -standard saltwater hook sizes 2 and larger
• Thread - white
• Weed guard - heavy clear monofilament
• Wings -puple over light blue marabou
• Sides - two dyed blue grizzly hackles enclosed by two dyed purple grizzly hackles, and green flashabou
• Topping - silver and gold flashabou and peacock herl
• Collar - purple, blue and black deer hair
• Head - blue and purple deer hair, spun and clipped to shape

Drew's Musky Buster*

• Hook - standard saltwater sizes 5/0 to 1/0
• Thread - fire-orange
• Weight - (optional) 15 to 20 wraps of .020" lead wire
• Tail - 5 to 6" strip of white rabbit strip over 8 pieces of pearl Krystal Flash
• Body - white sparkle yarn or antron
• Wing - 8 pieces gold Krystal Flash under white bucktail that extends well past the hook bend
• Throat - white bucktail extending past hook bend under a small bunch of red krystal flash that extends to the hook bend
• Topping - brown bucktail extending to the hook bend

Comments-this pattern is also effective when tied in yellow, chartreuse and black. This becomes an excellent pike pattern when tied substituting red bucktail for white.

Hairwater Pup - Black

• Hook - standard salmon streamer hook sizes 1/0
• Thread - red
• Weed guard - heavy clear monofilament
• Tail - black rabbit fur strip-also over the body
• Rib - fine silver wire
• Body - black rabbit dubbing
• Throat - red flashabou short
• Collar - black deer hair
• Head - black deer hair spun and clipped
• Eyes - audible eyes blue

Lefty's Deceiver - Blue/white

• Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 4/0 - 1/0
• Thread - black
• Tail - eight white saddle hackles with a few strands of blue krystal flash and pearl flashabou
• Body - flat silver tinsel
• Throat - white bucktail
• Underwing - white bucktail on sides as well
• Wing - blue bucktail
• Topping - 6 to 8 strands of peacock herl
• Collar - red thread
• Eyes - painted - white with black pupil

Comments - there are a number of variations in this deceiver patter that are effective on pike and muskies. Experimentation will doubtless lead to an effective pattern for you area.

Rabbit Strip Diver

• Hook - stinger - 2, 6, 10
• Thread - white
• Weed Guard - heavy clear monofilament
• Tail - yellow rabbit fur strip
• Topping - gold flashabou
• Collar - yellow deer hair spun and clipped on the bottom
• Head - yellow deer hair spun and clipped to shape

Note on Diver patterns - Deer hair is easily destroyed by these fish. A better route to go is to use wool for the head instead of deer hair.

*Muskie Buster pattern - compliments of Andrew Price at Hook & Hackle.