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Mini Unweighted Snake

Nymph · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Panfish · Intermediate · 2 versions

Reference Recipe

  • Hook streamer shank plus trailing hook, 2-6
  • Thread black 6/0 or GSP

Materials

  • Articulation wire or heavy mono Clear articulation wire or heavy mono (1 loop)
  • Rabbit strip (zonker) White/chartreuse cross cut rabbit (2 strips)
  • Cross-cut rabbit White/chartreuse cross cut rabbit (1 strip)
  • Flash Pearl flashabou (6-8 strands)

How to tie it

  1. On the rear hook tie in a rabbit-strip tail two shank lengths long with 6-8 strands of pearl flash, then palmer a short cross-cut collar and whip off.
  2. Connect the rear hook to the front shank with a doubled loop of heavy mono or wire, keeping the hinge gap short.
  3. Lock the loop to the front shank and tie a second rabbit strip over the top back to the rear collar.
  4. Palmer cross-cut rabbit forward to a full body without adding any weight, sweeping the fur back each turn so the fly stays light and swims high.
  5. Build a neat head, whip finish, and cement.

Other versions

1 more in the app: Black.

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