#8 Tungsten Slab Spike (1)

Description

Spikes (mayfly nymphs) and scuds are a favorite food source for winter panfish. The Tungsten Slab Spike, with its segmented body, rubber legs, and seductive Marabou tail, closely imitates a small mayfly nymph. Plus, the tungsten bead gets it down fast! Slab bluegills and crappies can get pretty finicky under the ice, and ice flies are sometimes the only way to hook mid-winter panfish. These flies often turn negative fish that reject the baited jig into biters, a situation common with finicky cold front panfish. These pair well with a smaller fly tied on as a dropper to target super finicky fish. (Check out the #14 Slab Spike or the Gill Shrimp as a dropper to this fly!)