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Brent's SF Small Baitfish

Baitfish · Streamer · Trout · Intermediate · 2 versions

Sport Fishing on the Fly dressing

  • Hook TMC 800S, 4
  • Thread Black 6/0

Materials

  • Body/Wing SF Predator Fibres, Polar Bear, Red Poly Bear, SF Cashmere Monkey, Pale Olive & Black, SF Crystal Pearl, SF Gaula/Green Blend
  • Eyes 1/4" Blue Ultra Eyes

How to tie it

  1. Lay a Black thread base on the front of the shank; the whole fly is tied at the head.
  2. Cut a small pinch of Polar Bear SF Predator Fibres, fold it so the ends taper, and tie it in as the belly.
  3. Tie a small pinch of Red Poly Bear in underneath as the throat, with a little facing forward; it gets pulled back later.
  4. Add a few strands of SF Crystal Pearl so they envelope the white belly.
  5. Take half a pinch of Pale Olive SF Cashmere Monkey with tapered ends. Tie one half on the far top corner and the other on the near top corner, stacking for profile.
  6. Repeat with Black SF Cashmere Monkey on the far and near top corners; a little goes a long way.
  7. Pull the white belly and Red Poly Bear throat back together and bind them so the throat tucks up under the wing and everything tapers as one.
  8. Top with a couple of strands of SF Gaula/Green Blend running to the very end of the fly.
  9. Apply UV resin to the head, seat the 1/4" Blue Ultra Eyes with the narrow end of the pupil facing forward and cure. Whip finish, then build the head with further thin coats of resin top, bottom and behind the eyes, curing each, until the profile is solid.

Other versions

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