Tyer -- Bill Kugelman
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Normally fish this fly in moving water, like cuts between islands on the incoming tide. When in calm water like around weed beds, fish with a series short strips. Always pre-soak to reduce buoyancy.
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Materials:
Hook: Mustad 34007, #2 or #4
Threads: Flymaster Plus and 6/0
Eyes/Head: 6/32 lead overwrapped with medium chenille
Body: Spun deer hair
Tail: Matched pair of approximately 2" neck tails, crystal flash on the outside, with a small bundle of kip tails in between and the jam know overwrapped with short ice chenille
Glue: Dave's Fleximent
Color Combinations |
| Thread |
White or red |
Olive or black |
Orange or Chartreuse |
Tan or black |
| Head |
Red chenille |
Light olive or yellow/olive |
Brown |
Tan |
| Body |
White hair |
Olive hair |
Rust |
Tan or gray |
| Tail: |
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| - Feathers |
White or natural grizzly |
Natural or olive dyed grizzly |
Brown badger or orange grizzly |
Natural grizzly |
| - Kiptail |
White or red |
Olive |
Rootbeer |
Tan |
| - Ice Chenille |
Pearl or red |
Chartreuse |
Hot orange or chartreuse |
Chartreuse |
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1. Wrap the 6/0 thread on the hook from behind the hook point to the beginning of the bend.
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2. Tie in a small bundle of kip tail, 1/2 inch in length, curving slightly downwards towards the hook point.
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3. Tie in the neck tails, one inch beyond the hook , splayed outwards, curving downward.
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4. Tie in four strands of crystal flash, 1-1/4 inches long, outside the feathers.
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5. Tie in the short ice chenille and completely overwrap the jam know which was created. Whip finish and glue.
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6. Switch over to the heavy thread. Tie in at the hook eye and attach the lead eyes.
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7. Tie in the chenille just behind the lead eye and overwrap (figure eight) the lead eye. Build the head, whip finish and glue.
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8. Spinning the body can be done in one or two bunches. The body should be full, but not packed like a bass bug. Tie in the heavy thread just forward of the ice chenille. Stack the ends on the first clump of hair. the hair should flair just beyond the hook.
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9. Trimming takes some practice. Think of the shape as somewhere between a float sided marble and a wedge pyramid. The trimmed hair length should extend slightly past the hook point -- this should make it nearly weedless. Don't trim all of the buggy quality out.
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