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Bucktail Surf Candy

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As tied by LIFliesMike

  • Hook Mustad C70SD, 1/0
  • Thread clear mono fine

Materials

  • Body braid Bill's body braid (flat pearl)
  • Belly White bucktail
  • Accent Pink bucktail
  • Back Olive bucktail (as tied; colours vary)
  • Flash Magnum Flashabou, folded
  • Eyes Quarter-inch gold stick-on eyes
  • Body coat Solarez UV resin, thick then thin
  • Glue Super glue (under the eyes)
  • Sitck on eyes

How to tie it

  1. Lay thread down on the hook.
  2. Tie in the body braid, wrap it back behind the hook point and neatly forward.
  3. Tie in about a pencil-width of white bucktail under the hook for the belly, short hairs removed, about three inches long; keep the thread wraps neat and not too far back.
  4. Tie in a couple of strands of Magnum Flashabou, folded over, on top of the hook.
  5. Tie in a little pink bucktail on top, then the olive bucktail on top of that, with a little more on top than on the bottom.
  6. Whip finish.
  7. Put a very small amount of super glue behind the thread wraps and press on the gold stick-on eyes.
  8. Pull the hair back and lay a foundation of thick UV resin, extending back past the bend of the hook to stiffen the bucktail.
  9. Cure, then add a light layer of thin resin all round, spread it with a bodkin and cure again.
  10. Add a final thin layer and cure for about ten seconds while rotating the fly.

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