Ned Rig Wooly Bugger

This is a wooly bugger tied on a ned rig jig head. It's great for creek and rivers. The jig head will make the tail stand up off the bottom. Or you can swim it and drift it as well. Works great on an ultralight or lite action rod. The overall length is 3"-4", which entice some larger fish. I add rubber legs to the tail and in the middle of the jig. For bass I really like having rubber legs in my patterns. Color combo's are endless. You can make the jig look and act like a minnow, blue gill, crawfish, hellgrammite and so on. Even the standard wooly bugger looks like a lot of different things and not just one thing. Although I believe it was invented to imitate a hellgrammite.

Hook: 1/16oz Ned Rig jig head
Tail: Barred olive brown marabou
Hackle: Chartreuse grizzly neck hackle
Body: Olive brown shimmer chenille
Legs: Olive and black fleck silly legs
Collar: Light Olive saddle hackle

At 1/16oz, this jig could be used on an ultralight, lite, or medium rod. And I could even throw it on my 7wt or 8wt fly rod as well.