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Agent Onyx

Salmon/Steelhead · Steelhead · Salmon · Intermediate · 1 version

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

Hooked on Life dressing

  • Hook Tiemco 200R, 4

Materials

  • Lead 35 - 10-20 wraps
  • Head Spirit River Hot Beads - 6.3mm (1/4")
  • Chenille Medium - Midnight fire (Check ebay)
  • Legs MFC - Barred Sexi-Floss - Yellow - Medium

How to tie it

  1. Slide the hot orange bead to the eye, mount the hook and start thread behind the bead.
  2. Wrap 12-15 turns of lead-free wire over the front half and shove them into the bead to seat it; the extra ballast gets this bug to the bottom of fast steelhead runs.
  3. At the bend, bind a short forked tail of black rubber legs no longer than a hook gap.
  4. Tie in the chenille and copper wire together at the bend.
  5. Wrap the chenille forward in touching turns to just behind the bead, then tie off and snip.
  6. Counter-wrap the copper rib forward in 5-6 open turns for durability and helicopter off the tag.
  7. Fold a strand of rubber leg across the shank behind the bead and figure-8 it into splayed legs per side.
  8. Build a small thread collar and whip finish behind the bead.

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