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Muddler Minnow Marabou Conehead

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

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

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  • Hook TMC 5263, 2
  • Thread White GSP 100

Materials

  • Tail Red Duck Quill or Red Schlappen Fibers
  • Body Alta Gold SSS Holo Braid
  • Wing Yellow marabou
  • Over Wing Peacock herl
  • Collar Natural deer hair
  • Head Large Gold Conehead

How to tie it

  1. Slide the gold cone onto the hook, small end first, and seat it against the eye. Start the thread behind it.
  2. Wrap a body of gold tinsel or braid from the 75% mark back to the bend and forward again, stopping short of the cone.
  3. Tie in a marabou wing on top, roughly one and a half shank lengths long, then a few strands of pearl Krystal Flash and three or four peacock herls over the top as a topping.
  4. Cut, clean and stack a clump of deer hair. Lay it across the shank just behind the cone, take two soft turns and pull tight so it flares and spins.
  5. Add a second clump if needed to fill the collar, then pack it all back tight against the tie-in.
  6. Push the packed deer hair forward against the cone, whip finish behind the cone and cement.
  7. Trim the deer hair to a muddler collar and head, sweeping the tips back over the body and rounding the front against the cone.

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