Tony's Froggie 

Anthony ( Tony ) Spezio 

Warmwater 

Introduction 

This fly came about when I was shown this method of tying at a bass fly class I attended. It was changed several times and this was the final results.

The Froggie has been a very good fly for bass and pan fish, some large trout have also been taken on it.

Bass have come out from under a log in bright sunlight to take it, it may be that the Froggie is translucent when held up to a bright ligh. The Froggie is tied using sheet Fly Foam for the body , 1/8 to1/2 inch thick.  The tails have been tied with feather, Krystel Flash, marabou and no tails.

The thread is Flat Waxed Nylon,  or Gudebrod " Super G" thread, you can spin the bobbin to the right as you are wrapping,this will flatten the thread  and give a smooth wrap on the shank. The eyes are small teardrop or round head colored pins, they can be found in sewing departments or fabric stores

I generally use a trailer fly on a 18" length of mono tied to the bend ofthe Froggie hook. It makes for a lot of double hook ups. Make your cast and just let it sit there, then just jiggle the rod tip enough to make the Froggie shimmer . Retrieve in stop and start motion and let it sit again. It makes no sound, just small wakes from the eyes.

The Recipe