Slumpbuster

streamer

Slumpbuster

Clone

John Barr's Slumpbuster is a cone-headed pine squirrel strip streamer designed to imitate sculpin and baitfish. Its flat bottom profile and squirrel strip wing create a seductive, undulating action that draws aggressive strikes from large brown trout. Named for its ability to break a fishing slump.

Sizes#4Bead colorsTungsten coneBodyOlive

Recipe

  • HookStreamer hook (TMC 5263) · Tiemco
  • BeadTungsten bead 4.6mm Black
  • ThreadBlack tying thread 8/0 or 70 denier · Semperfli
  • BodyPine squirrel zonker strip, wound as body
  • FlashPearl Flashabou

Fishing tips

Fish on a sink-tip line with a jig-strip retrieve — short, erratic strips that mimic a fleeing sculpin.

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