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Holo-Point Purple

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

  • Hook Jig nymph hook (60-degree), Hanak 450BL / Fulling Mill Jig Force, #14-18, #14-18
  • Thread Purple (body) with a holographic red/pink collar 10/0 / 70 denier

Materials

  • Hook Barbless jig hook, Hanak 450BL or equivalent, #14-18 (1)
  • Bead Slotted tungsten bead, gold or copper, 2.8-3.3mm (1)
  • Thread Purple UTC 70 denier for the body; fl. red for the collar (-)
  • Tail Coq de Leon fibers, natural pardo (6-8 fibers)
  • Body Purple Perdigon body quill or stripped quill dyed purple (or purple thread coated with UV resin) (1 quill / thread)
  • Collar / hot spot Holographic red tinsel plus fl. red thread collar behind the bead (-)
  • Coating Thin UV resin over the whole body (-)

How to tie it

  1. Seat a gold slotted tungsten bead behind the eye of the jig hook. Start purple thread behind the bead and carry it to the bend.
  2. Tie in 6-8 coq de leon pardo tail fibers about half a shank-length long and bind the butts down to make a smooth underbody.
  3. Build the body: either wind a purple quill forward to just behind the bead, or simply build a smooth tapered body with the purple thread itself (the perdigon relies on the resin coat for its finish). Keep it slim.
  4. Change to fluorescent red thread and, after first winding 2 turns of holographic red tinsel, form a short bright collar of tight thread turns directly behind the bead. Whip finish.
  5. Coat the full body and collar with thin UV resin and cure to a hard shell, keeping resin off the bead face.

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