Archive for August, 2007

Squirrelly »

Hook: saber streamer #8 4xlong
Thread: uni 0/6 black
Weight: 3/16 black bar bells tied down
Claws: rust orange red squirrel strips
Under body: rusty brown krystal flash chenille
Hackle: Hoffman furnace
Shell back: amber body stretch

in order listed
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Tumbble fish craw »

Thread: black uni #6
Tail: two pieces of brown lava lace with pheasant tips
Underbody: brown lava lace
Hackle: Hoffman furnace
Shellback: brown synthetic chamois

In order of materials listed
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Huron Bay Pike Magnet »

Mustad 33903 kink shank hook (size 4)
Nickel hourglass style eye
chartreuse thread
bucktail in yellow, orange, green, and olive
Krystal Flash rainbow/pearl

Figure 8 the eyes on under the hook in the kink cement in place. Paint the eyes yellow/gold with a black dot in the center. Tie in a clump of green bucktail on top and then yellow bucktail on the bottom, then the Krystal Flash, then green and yellow again, working towards the eyes. Once on the eyes, tie in the orange under the hook, and the olive on top. Whip finish and head cement. Trim as needed, then use a black magic marker to mark the vertical bars on the green/olive hair.
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Puglisi Baitfish »

Nickel plated hook, size 6 to 3/0
Mono or 210 Denier fly tying thread
EP Fibers, Angel Hair or Wing’n'Flash
3-D eyes
Epoxy

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Purple »

Mustad 3906 size 6
Blk Thread 6/0
French oval silver tinsel
Purple 4 strand floss
peacock herl (3)
Hungarian partridge

tie thread base.

tie in silver tinsel and wrap forward. tie off.

tie in floss and wrap forward (may choose to coat floss for protection).

tie in peacock herl. wrap forward to eye.

tie in hun. partridge (striped half of rachis). tie off.

hackle guard and whip finish. head cement if desired.
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Flatwing Leech »

Hook - “DoIt” Spinner Bait Hook (Model 455/Size 2)
Tail Support - Brown Bucktail
Tail - Four Furnace Hackles (Tied in flat wing style)
Flash (Optional) - Black Krystal Flash or Pearl Mirage
Under Body - Black Rabbit Fur
Collar - Brown Bucktail

Follow the instructions in the video posted by Cornmuse.
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