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Jiggy Fat Minnow Olive

Streamer · Trout · Smallmouth Bass · 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 Olive marabou (1 short plume)
  • Ripple Ice Dub body Mother of pearl (pinch)
  • Bruiser Blend Jr dubbing (back) Olive ice dub (pinch)
  • Bruiser Blend Jr dubbing (belly) White/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 slotted bead at the eye and start thread behind it.
  2. Tie in a short olive tail just past the bend, about one and a half shanks long and sparse.
  3. Dub a thin mother-of-pearl Ripple Ice Dub body forward to just behind the bead.
  4. Build the head with olive Bruiser Blend on top, invert the fly and add white/cream on the belly for a classic dark-back, light-belly baitfish.
  5. Brush the head into a minnow taper, then attach a pearl eye to each side.
  6. Whip finish behind the bead, coat the head and eyes with thin UV resin, and cure.

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