BENNETT'S LUNCH $

“The Lunch Money was created out of need for a bite-sized baitfish streamer for the Texas Hill Country.  Most of our baitfish are in the 2-3" range and due to our normally ultra-clear water, our bass can be fairly finicky, which meant it needed to both look realistic and have the right amount of movement to work correctly. The original iteration was named the "Llano Critter" after the Llano River west of here, where it produced very well.  I based the original fly off of Charlie Craven’s Gonga streamer, with a few changes.  It was originally tied hook-down with larger legs, spun craft fur head, and just a tail (no wrapping for a profile transition) on a TMC 8089 #12.  After coming across Laser Dub after coming up with the initial design, I incorporated that to give it a nice, translucent profile in the water with just the right amount of sheen.  I also flipped the fly to ride hook up at that time, as I'd often get fish following the fly and wanted to be able to retrieve slower without