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Keslar's Mini Gulp Sculp

Nymph · Streamer · Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Intermediate · 1 version

Tyer Recipe

  • Hook 60-degree tactical jig hook with a longer shank, 10-12
  • Thread Brown or tan 6/0

Materials

  • Slotted tungsten bead Copper bead (4.6mm (3/16"))
  • Lead-free wire Silver lead free wire (optional few wraps (weight))
  • Marabou Brown marabou (1 clump (tail))
  • Estaz / cactus chenille Root beer cactus chenille (1 strand (body))
  • Flutter legs Fl. orange grizzly + barred black & brown hackle (2-3 strands (legs))
  • Bruiser Blend Jr. dubbing Brown dubbing (pinch (head))

How to tie it

  1. Slide a 4.6mm copper slotted tungsten bead onto a #10 60-degree jig hook and seat it behind the eye; optionally jam a few wraps of lead-free wire into the bead slot for extra weight.
  2. Start the tan thread, build a small dam behind the bead to lock the weight, and wrap back to the bend.
  3. Tie in a brown marabou tail about one shank-length long and trim the butts.
  4. Tie in a length of root beer Estaz at the bend, then wrap it forward in touching turns to just behind the bead and tie off.
  5. Tie in a pair of fl. orange grizzly flutter legs plus barred black-and-brown legs, splayed as pectoral fins along each side behind the bead.
  6. Dub a shaggy head of brown Bruiser Blend Jr. dubbing behind the bead and brush it out.
  7. Whip finish behind the bead, trim, and pick out the dubbing to form a broad sculpin head.

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