Slumpbuster
Imitates baitfish/sculpin
Pine squirrel strip over a cone head. Amazing action and gets deep fast.
Hook sizes
in olive, black, tan
- Type
- streamer
- Imitates
- Baitfish/sculpin
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Technique
- strip
- Water
- freestone
When to fish it
Year-round. Especially productive in high off-color water.
Where to buy
More streamer patterns
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