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Brent's Ultimate Coho Kool-Aid

Salmon/Steelhead · Salmon · Advanced · 1 version

Tyer Recipe

  • Hook Gamakatsu L11S-3H, 3X heavy, 10
  • Thread Chartreuse 6/0

Materials

  • Tungsten bead Silver/nickel tungsten bead (1/8 inch)
  • Lead wire, 0.020 Natural lead wire (8 turns (behind bead))
  • Blood quill marabou Purple marabou (1 bunch (tail))
  • Ice Wing fibre Lavender (Sparse pinch (tail topping))
  • Magnum Flashabou Chartreuse angel hair (2 strands (underbody))
  • Kool-Aid dubbing blend (purple UV blend) Purple ice dub (Hackle brush)
  • Dubbing brush wire, fine Stainless (1 length)
  • Solarez Bone Dry UV resin Clear uv resin (Head coat)

How to tie it

  1. Slide the bead to the eye and wrap 8 turns of 0.020 lead in behind it; lock the lead with chartreuse thread so nothing slides.
  2. Tie in a tail of purple blood-quill marabou off the side, about one shank length. Dress it heavier for sloppy water, sparser for slow water.
  3. Top the tail with a sparse pinch of lavender Ice Wing fibre, just a few strands poking out the back for extra sparkle.
  4. Tie in two strands of chartreuse Magnum Flashabou, level the shank with the marabou butts, and wrap the flash forward for a bright underbody; tie off.
  5. Load the purple Kool-Aid blend into a wire dubbing brush or dubbing loop, fibers lying perpendicular, and spin it up; brush it out with a stiff brush.
  6. Wrap the brush forward in open turns, just a light hackle, so the chartreuse underbody shows through; tie off behind the bead and trim the leftover brush.
  7. Rub the fibers down, whip finish, and coat the head with Solarez Bone Dry; cure.
  8. Pick the fibers out with a bodkin and brush everything back over the body.

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