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Baby Rainbow Ghost Minnow

Streamer · Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Intermediate · 3 versions

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

Lefty Leonhard dressing

  • Hook Ahrex sa280, 2-1
  • Thread GSP 100

Materials

  • Bead 5/32 brass or tungsten bead
  • Tail Ice wing fiber
  • Wing Ice wing fiberhead: laser dub
  • Eyes 3D eyes 1/8-3/16

How to tie it

  1. Start thread and tie in a sparse clump of shell-pink Ice Wing Fiber at the bend for a translucent tail about 1.5 shank lengths.
  2. Tie in a second clump of the fiber and fold it back over the shank to build a sparse, see-through body forward to the front third.
  3. Dub the head in two tones: olive Bruiser Blend on top, cream underneath, packed behind the eye.
  4. Sweep the dubbing back and trim the head to a flat baitfish wedge, leaving the translucent tail flowing behind.
  5. Glue an epoxy eye to each side of the head.
  6. Whip finish a small head underneath, then coat the head over the thread and eyes with UV resin and cure hard.

Other versions

2 more in the app: Fly Fish Food Tie, variant 1, Fly Fish Food Tie, variant 2.

Tying videos

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