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After several attempts of tying and casting, the result is the Meat Whistle After testing it against his ol' standby, the jig and Twin–tail Grub, John discovered he had a fly that fished as well as the conventional lure. Now John fishes the ponds with fewer spinning rods but lots of Meat Whistle flies. (***Important: do not mistake the 3\/0 for an overly large fly. It is not, and is THE best size for all–around large mouth flyrodding and can be cast with a 7 wt.) How to fish: a) Throw it to the bank and \"hop and jerk\" it down the slope. b) Just like a streamer, but always with pauses: strip, strip and drop. Always watch the line and leader for strike detection of the drop. c) hop and sit, especially with the crawdad color. This fly is constructed with material that is in perpetual motion. Do not consider this as simply a bass fly. It's an effective \"frog water\" trout streamer. 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The perfect rubber actually floats so it slightly lifts the front up into a fighting position without having to use foam. Always important when crawling on the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe claws are actually attached to the hook with another shank that is wrapped with dubbing. This makes it impossible for it to foul around the hook but still fills the gap between the hook and the next section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most interesting part of this fly is the shell, which is made of three different pieces of furry foam that has a thin layer of UV Flex brushed on the top so that it remains durable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe legs are cut to help the fly stand up more as well as the positioning of the lead eyes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI fish a lot of craw patterns. This has been incredibly effective for bigger fish when they are wanting to eat off the bottom.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Signature Tyer Josh Smitherman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Umpqua","offers":[{"title":"Olive \/ 2","offer_id":49843403096342,"sku":"74595","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange \/ 2","offer_id":49843403129110,"sku":"74596","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3804\/2646\/files\/etoucray-1867052.jpg?v=1757520388"},{"product_id":"ds-hoover","title":"D's Hoover","description":"\u003cp\u003eA proven fly designed for carp, but effective on other species as well!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Umpqua","offers":[{"title":"Gold \/ 6","offer_id":49894362087702,"sku":"70196","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3804\/2646\/files\/ds-hoover-7767426.jpg?v=1757520291"}],"url":"https:\/\/bluequillangler.com\/en-ca\/collections\/streamertype_crawdads\/flyprice-streamer.oembed","provider":"The Blue Quill Angler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}