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Mike's Meal Ticket

Streamer · Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Beginner · 2 versions

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

Fly Fishing the Ozarks - Brian Wise dressing

  • Hook Gamakatsu B10s, 1

Materials

  • Eyes Lead eyes
  • Body EP Sparkle Brush
  • Wing Tiger Barred Rabbit Strip
  • Legs Crazy Legs
  • Head Wool

How to tie it

  1. Rear hook: tie a barred rabbit strip at the bend for the tail about a shank long, add flash each side, and build a dubbed and palmered schlappen body forward; tie off.
  2. Join to the front hook with wire run through beads on the front shank.
  3. Front hook: tie a barred rabbit strip along the top as a wing and add rubber legs at the sides plus a little flash.
  4. Wrap/dub a schlappen and Ice Dub collar and build a water-pushing head (dubbing or optional lead eyes); whip finish.

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