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Homeslice

Streamer · Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Advanced · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Saltwater streamer hook (Gamakatsu SC17), sizeable up or down, 2/0
  • Thread White Flat waxed nylon

Materials

  • Marabou plumes Tan and white marabou plumes (tail)
  • Monofilament (16-20 lb, anti-foul guard)
  • Fox tail Tan carapace (collars/body)
  • Rooster neck hackle Bleached grizzly (tan) rooster neck hackle (2, sides)
  • Flash UV tan flash
  • Mono dumbbell eyes
  • Zap-A-Gap

How to tie it

  1. Give the hook a base coat of thread. Match a tan and a white marabou plume with tips even, gather into a bundle about 2.5 shank-lengths long, and tie in on top with the tan (darker) on top and white on the bottom; trim and cover the butts.
  2. Cut a roughly 1" piece of 16-20 lb mono, fold it in half, slip it under the marabou at the tie-in point, and lash it on as an anti-foul guard; saturate the base with a small amount of Zap-A-Gap.
  3. Take a matchstick-thick bundle of tan fox tail, pull out the short fibers and the extra-long guard hairs, fan it out, and fold it around the shank with two loose wraps then tighten into a spun collar; fold the butts back, tie in front, and trim the butts slightly flat.
  4. Select two bleached-grizzly rooster neck hackles; tie one on each side with tips aligned to the marabou, using loose wraps first then tightening so they lie flat along the sides.
  5. Lay 3-4 strands of UV tan flash across the thread, fold over the top of the fly, and trim about even with the fly.
  6. Tie mono dumbbell eyes on top with figure-eight wraps, perpendicular to the shank, and hit the wraps with Zap-A-Gap.
  7. Add a final spun collar of tan fox tail (short hairs removed) up near the eye, folding it around the shank with two loose wraps then tightening for even 360-degree coverage; fill any gaps with small pinches.
  8. Gather and trim the butts close, whip finish, and clear the eye.

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