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Cannon Fodder

Baitfish · Striped Bass · Bluefish · False Albacore · Jack · Snook · Redfish · Tarpon · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook heavy saltwater (GT/trevally), 4/0-6/0
  • Thread white GSP 100/200

Materials

  • Tail/body White uni stretch (bucktail, stacked top and bottom)
  • Flash Pearl flashabou (few strands)
  • Back/collar Chartreuse arctic fox (bucktail)
  • Eyes Stick-on (1 pair)
  • Head Clear head cement (UV resin)

How to tie it

  1. Mount the heavy saltwater hook and lay a thread base along the shank.
  2. At the bend, stack a sparse bunch of white bucktail top and bottom, add pearl flash, and build a baitfish taper. Bucktail sheds water and casts far easier than bulkier synthetics.
  3. Move forward a third and tie a collar of white bucktail all around, then a top layer of chartreuse.
  4. Add a final front collar of chartreuse bucktail spun and splayed around the shank to push water.
  5. Sweep everything back, stroke it into shape, and add a few strands of flash each side.
  6. Build a tapered thread head, whip finish, and coat with resin; set stick-on eyes and add a final resin layer.

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