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Galloup's Nancy P

Streamer · Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Advanced · 1 version

Classic Recipe

  • Hook Gamakatsu B10S (front) and SP11 (rear), articulated, #2 (front), #4 (rear)
  • Thread brown, olive, or tan GSP 100-200 (to spin deer hair)

Materials

  • Rear eyes/weight Lead dumbbell eyes (1 pair)
  • Antennae Sili legs (2 strands)
  • Rear body Estaz (wrapped)
  • Claws Rabbit strip (2 (one per side))
  • Connection Wire or heavy mono (1 loop)
  • Front carapace Rabbit strip (1, pulled over)
  • Front body Estaz (wrapped)
  • Wing Saddle hackle (1-2 feathers)
  • Legs Sili legs (2-3 per side)
  • Head Deer hair (spun and trimmed)

How to tie it

  1. REAR HOOK: tie a pair of lead dumbbell eyes at the bend end to flip the fly hook-up, then tie in two Sili Leg antennae trailing off the back.
  2. Wrap an Estaz body and tie in a rabbit-strip 'claw' on each side, splayed out; whip finish.
  3. FRONT HOOK: connect the rear with a wire or mono loop and lash it down so the crayfish articulates up-and-down and side-to-side.
  4. Tie in a rabbit strip at the rear to be pulled forward later as the carapace/back, then wrap an Estaz body forward.
  5. Tie in a saddle-hackle wing and 2-3 Sili Legs per side, then pull the rabbit strip over the top and tie it down as the carapace.
  6. Spin and stack a deer-hair head, whip finish, and trim it into a broad crayfish head, flat underneath.
  7. The multiple hinges and the up-riding claws give it a lifelike defensive-crayfish posture on the drop.

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