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…..

Some of the “good stuff” peeled by Mr. Squimpish….thank you Dave!!

A little of this a little of that and leave room for the HEAD!!!

White/Gray Puglisi Fiber
Orange Bucktail
Orange Thread
White Dumbell eyes
Iced Blue Raspberry lemonade Cool-Aid dyed grizzly hackle
red crystal flash

Tied clouser style…

White Puglisi fiber on ventral (bottom) side of fly
Red Crystal flash blood trail
Gray Puglisi center
orange bucktail on dorsal (top) side of fly
flank bucktail w/ dyed grizzley

Hook: Mustad 34007 size 2 or 4.
Thread: Olive Ultra Thread 140
Tail: Copper Crystal Flash, select tan craft fur and burnt mono eyes
Egg Sac: Ice chenille large orange
Body: Estaz Grande Root Beer
Head: 1/8 eyes
Weed Guard: 20-pound hard mason mono

It’s basically a mangrove critter with one difference, the body is wrapped with Estaz Grande vice yarn.

Wrap hook shank with thread to just past the barb
Tie in flash twice the length of the hook
Then do two wraps with the Ice chenille large orange
Next add the burnt mono eyes
Now tie in the craft fur tail, length is twice the hook
Now bar the tail with a brown magic marker
Tie in the Estaz Grande.
Wrap thread forward and tie in the dumb bell eyes
Tie in the weed guard
Now palmer the estaz forward, stroking it as you wrap it to the dumb bell eyes
Tie off the estaz
Wrap thread forward and whip finish and head cement.