North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine July 2016 | Page 42

Mama's Cornbread by Paul Beel // founder of frankenfly.com Mama’s Cornbread was originally designed for smallmouth bass, but can be used for trout as well. This fly is kind of a hybrid. First, it is a bottom beater. If you let it sink to the bottom, it will hit nose first and flare out the raccoon tail and rubber legs making a terrific action to trigger a strike. You can hop it along the bottom, if you wish. You can also use this fly as a streamer with a jigging type action. The natural alpaca fiber and Deer Creek Gliss ‘n’ Glint synthetic material combines to make a beautiful waving tail, which draws attention from the fish. I am happy to say, Mama’s Cornbread was recently accepted by Orvis to appear in their 2017 catalog. Enjoy! Materials list: Hook: Daiichi 4660 90 degree Jig Hook size 1/0 Eyes: Medium yellow lead dumbbell eyes Head: Deer Creek yellow Mega Laser Dub Tail: Deer Creek GT Yellow Gliss 'n Glint Tail: Tan alpaca fiber Wing: Yellow Deer Hair Body: Raccoon Tail fur Body and Tail: Yellow with black striped rubber legs Thread: Yellow thread - 140 Denier BUY MATERIALS ONLINE