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Jiggy Fat Minnow Bluegill

Streamer · Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Largemouth Bass · Pike · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Jig streamer hook (Hanak H480 style), 6
  • Thread White 6/0

Materials

  • Slotted tungsten bead Silver bead (1, 3/16" (4.6mm))
  • Mini marabou / bird fur tail White marabou (1 short plume)
  • Ripple Ice Dub body Mother of pearl (pinch)
  • Bruiser Blend Jr dubbing (back) Olive/blue-gill mix (pinch)
  • Bruiser Blend Jr dubbing (belly) Orange/cream bruiser blend jr dubbing (pinch)
  • 3D holographic eyes Pearl flashabou (2)
  • UV resin Clear uv resin (as needed)

How to tie it

  1. Seat the silver slotted bead at the eye and start thread behind it.
  2. Tie in a short white bird-fur or marabou tail just past the bend, roughly one and a half shanks long, sparse so it pulses.
  3. Dub a thin mother-of-pearl Ripple Ice Dub body forward to just behind the bead as a flashy underbody.
  4. Spin a pinch of olive/bluegill Bruiser Blend into a loose noodle and make the back (top) of the head; invert the fly and add orange-cream Bruiser Blend for the belly so it shows a dark back and warm bluegill belly.
  5. Brush the head fibers back with a dubbing brush and sweep them into a baitfish taper, then figure-8 or glue the pearl eyes onto the sides of the head.
  6. Whip finish behind the bead, then coat the head and eyes with a thin layer of UV resin and cure to lock everything in.

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