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Flash Master Minnow

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

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Saltwater streamer hook, 1/0-4
  • Thread White 6/0 (140 denier)

Materials

  • Tail White or chartreuse marabou (1 clump)
  • Flash Pearl flashabou (several strands each side)
  • Body Pearl Estaz/cactus chenille (1 length)
  • Hackle Grizzly or white saddle (1 feather, palmered)
  • Eyes Stick-on (silver) (1 pair)

How to tie it

  1. Mount the saltwater hook and start thread.
  2. Tie in a marabou tail one shank length long and add several strands of pearl flash to each side.
  3. Tie in a saddle hackle by the tip and a length of pearl Estaz at the bend.
  4. Wrap the Estaz forward to the head for a flashy body, then palmer the hackle over it in 5-6 open turns and tie off.
  5. Build a thread head and press a stick-on eye onto each side.
  6. Whip finish and coat the head with UV resin to lock the eyes.

Tying videos

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