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Andino Deceiver

Streamer · Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass · Pike · Striped Bass · Bluefish · False Albacore · Jack · Tarpon · Snook · Redfish · Intermediate · 2 versions

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Heavy long-shank streamer / saltwater, 1/0-3/0
  • Thread Black 210 denier

Materials

  • Eyes Yellow dumbbell eyes (1 pair)
  • Tail/hackle Black over yellow (or red/black, purple/black) saddle hackles (4-6, paired)
  • Flash Black and gold Flashabou (6-8 strands per side)
  • Collar Peacock herl (3-4 strands)
  • Head/wing Yellow and black bucktail (2 sparse clumps)

How to tie it

  1. Mount the hook, start thread mid-shank, and lash the dumbbell eyes on top a couple of gaps back from the eye with tight figure-8s and a drop of superglue.
  2. At the bend, tie in two matched pairs of saddle hackles splayed slightly outward, flaring the tips a shank-and-a-half past the bend for a long, breathing tail.
  3. Frame the hackles with 6-8 strands of Flashabou on each side, then wrap 3-4 peacock herls as a collar just ahead of the tie-in.
  4. Stack a sparse clump of yellow bucktail top and bottom in front of the collar, half the bulk you think, to fill the transition.
  5. Move ahead of the eyes and tie a fuller black bucktail collar all the way around, sweeping it back to the hook point; keep the head area clean.
  6. Build a smooth thread head, whip finish, and coat with UV resin or head cement.

Other versions

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