Materials Used
Hook TMC 102Y #11
GH
Body:Dubbing hare ,rib gold tinsel
Tail -cock

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Materials Used
Hook AK 458 #4
Tail. Marabu
Body. chenille
Wing. Chartreuse cock
hackle Guinea
Head - orange

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Hook: Mustad 34007 size 2
Thread: Olive Ultra Thread 140
Tail: Crystal Flash (Copper Root Beer), Enrico’s EP Fibers (Olive Tan)
Body: Aunt Lydia’s (Rug Yarn) (Tan Cream) or Enrico’s EP Fibers (Olive Back Country)
Head: Medium Bead Chain (use heavier to cover the water column)
Weed Guard: 25 pound hard mason mono

This fly was created by Capt. Paul Fisicaro - this is my interpretation of his creation. The fly is something in the middle of the road between a kwan and toad.

Wrap hook shank with thread to just past the barb
Now tie in the Enrico’s EP Fiber tail, length is twice the hook
Now bar the tail with a brown or green magic marker
Tie in flash twice the length of the hook
Take some Sally Hansen Hard as Nails and coat.
Now figure eight five pieces of yarn or Enrico’s EP Fiber alternating colors
Tie in the dumb bell eye and super glue
Cut the yarn or Enrico’s EP Fiber diagonally from the hook shank
Add a little Sally Hansen Hard as Nails to the top and bottom of fly to lock in the wraps
Tie in the weed guard
Whip finish and head cement.

Hook:Knapek Barbless #4
Thread:Red end black
Eyes: 3 d
Tail: short mylar
Body:mylar silver,
Rib: wire silver
Hackle:carpet claert
Wing-rabbit zonk ,blue flash 4-6 hairs
Head-hairs deer dark brown

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What’s a merkin?: http://www.merkinworld.com/
Hook: saltwater version of Mustad 3366 size 2
Thread: rusty red or orange
Eyes: lead
Tail: either marabou and a touch of flash (more crab like)….or Enrico Puglisi Fibers tyed long and marked with a Sharpie plus two turns of a hackle to match color (more stingray like)
Body: Eeel green EP fibers tyed acroos hook shank and secured with figure 8 wraps….a splash of orange fibers for a more mottled look
fill the entire shank and trim to shape
Legs: rubber (for the crab style)

same as materials listed

Should look like Wilma’s hair when done

Hook:size 6
Thread: UNI - 6/0 – Black end red
Body:silver mylard
Wings: cock
Cheeks :Pheasant
Eyes- 3d

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Eyes - any large Hard type Eye - the ones pictures are about the size of a nickle epoxied to two strands of 50# mono

Tentacles - Super Hair Base, Long Krystal Flash for the feeding tentacles, Syn-yak

Mantle - Layers of Super Hair

Fins - Hula Wrap

Flash - Amount Optional - Angel Hair

There are Two tricks to this tie.

First mounting the eyes. I epoxy the eye to two strands of 50# mono so that they can work with and against each other to support to eye and cause vibrations in the water. I loosely wrap the mono to the side of the hook shank then carefully pull on the top strand to work the eye into position.

The Super Hair in the Tentacles is tied in first, and then stiffened with Softex.

The Super Hair mantel is tied in like the Classic Maine fly the Groceries. The Super hair is first tied down at its mid point, then thread is wrapped BEHIND the super hair to stand it up. Then the other half of the hair is folded back, and flaired around the thread wraps to create a viel. This is done to build volume without bulk and to cause the materials to quiver in the water.

Colors probably don’t matter, but I like my squid to have touches of pink yellow and orange. White and Chartreuse also work well, as does purple.

Hook: Gamakatsu SL11-3H #8 to #6
Thread: UTC 140 Fl, fire Orange
Eyes: Black Dazel 1/8″ to 5/32″
Legs: Doug’s Bugs Gray-pearl Slither 3 or 4 strands of UV Krystal Flash.
Body: Silver-Gray EP Fibers.
Head: 6 Strands of Doug’s Bugs Hot Orange Electra Flash
Epoxy Coat: Tuffleye, then a coat of Hard as Nails

Ty in dumbell eyes near front of hook.
Coat with head cement
Wrap the thread back to the Hook shank. Ty in Slither legs in a V shape. Add UV Flash.
Turn hook upside down and ty in sucessive clumps of EP fibers (3 or 4 clumps for size #8)
When you get near the eyes ty in Electra Flash. Wrap around dumbell eyes and foward to form a clean head.
Coat with Tuffle Eye and cure with light or outside.
Coat with head cement and go fish!

Some of mine and some of yours Dave…Thank you!!

Keepin’ it shrimpy…….but big!!

Some more of the “good stuff” from Dave….

Have fun and leave room for the HEAD…..