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Gum Dropper

Nymph · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Panfish · Trout · Intermediate · 2 versions

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

Hans Mylant - Trout Juice dressing

  • Thread MFC , Olive 8/0

Materials

  • Bead Tactical Fly Fisher Slotted Tungsten Bead, Matte Black, 3.3mm
  • Rib Sulky Silver Metalic
  • Dubbing Jan Siman Peacock Dubbing Fine, 08 UV Black
  • Hackle Whiting Soft Hackle Hen Saddle, Brown

How to tie it

  1. Seat the floating foam jig head on the hook and start thread on the shank behind it.
  2. Tie in a marabou tail about one shank length, kept sparse so it breathes.
  3. Wind thread back to lock the tail butts, then return forward.
  4. Tie in a saddle hackle and wind two or three turns for a soft collar behind the foam head.
  5. Whip finish and cement the thread wraps behind the foam.
  6. Pull a few rubber legs through the foam body with a needle so they splay to the sides.
  7. Trim the legs even and the tail to a lively length.

Other versions

1 more in the app: RIO's.

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