Even so, I do treat my deer hair flies with a waterproofing spray. Diving bass bugs are a brilliant fly. The deer hair above the head of the diving bass bugs have been cut at an angle to make the fly dart and dive into the water when the line is stripped during the retrieve. It makes these bugs appear alive. They become very attractive, fascinating animated prey for the larger predatory hunting bass.
T Also consider having a selection of smaller deer hair muddler flies.
Most of the muddler flies have a rounded face so that when it's pulled through the water, it doesn't make as much noise as the larger bass bugs, but rather leaves a wake behind it like a small boat. They are especially useful for skitterish smallmouth bass in clear streams and rivers. It prefers clear lakes and streams with rock or gravel bottoms. They can often be taken on muddlers, Clouser's minnow and black or olive woolly buggers. It prefers weedy, mud-bottomed waters.