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Jig Sticker

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Firehole 516 jig, 18
  • Thread Glo-Brite No. 8 orange (body), black to finish Glo-Brite floss and 18/0 Nano Silk

Materials

  • Slotted tungsten bead Copper or coffee (1, 2.8mm)
  • Lead wire Natural lead wire (5 wraps of .010)
  • Permanent marker Woodsy brown (For the two-tone back)
  • UV resin Clear uv resin (Generous coat)
  • Superfine dubbing Brown dubbing (Tiny pinch (collar))

How to tie it

  1. Seat the 2.8mm bead on the jig hook, take 5 wraps of.010 lead wire behind it, break off the ends, and push the wraps up to the bead to stabilize it.
  2. Start the Glo-Brite No. 8 and build a gentle carrot-shaped taper with flat touching turns, working down to the start of the bend and back up a couple of times so the body has enough base that marker will not bleed through.
  3. Color only the top of the body with the brown marker to create the two-tone look.
  4. Spin the bobbin to cord the floss into a tight rope, then wrap open spiral ribs up the body, stopping a small space behind the bead. Whip finish; it will be covered.
  5. Coat the whole body generously with UV resin for shine and durability and cure it thoroughly with the light.
  6. Start the black 18/0 Nano Silk behind the bead, dub a tiny pinch of brown Superfine into a small collar-thorax, then whip finish and trim.

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