Just wanted to show you this really nice fly I tied last night, one of my own creations (I'm sure there are variations out there somewhere though). I call it the Deer Hair Kickin' Frog:

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A little info about it: let's just say I love it when a plan comes together. My initial thoughts were how do I make a frog fly that will cut a "V" in the water on the retrieve, slightly sink backwards when at rest, but still manage a kicking action when pulled? Using a 2/0 hook commonly used for poppers, I got the notion to use rabbit zonker strips for the legs, but tie them with the skin side out so I could glue into a v-shape which will pull back when pulled forward, creating a kick. Tied in a few small wraps of .020 lead wire near the back, only like 5-6 wraps in order to add weight to sink back end first. But, this being a topwater, I also had to think about how to keep it bouyant enough. So, began the long task of stacking deer hair. Went with both green and yellow deer hair, and stacked it in larger bunches in order to really pack it and really give it buoyancy. Took time to cut it into that great frog shape, added the 3D eyes, gave it the bathtub test and I can say that it works exactly as intended!! Looks AMAZING in the water. Let's hope the bass think so, too.
