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Pop's Shad Hd

Baitfish · Striped Bass · Bluefish · Jack · Tarpon · Snook · Redfish · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook short-shank streamer/saltwater hook, 2
  • Thread Gray or tan 140 denier

Materials

  • Lead dumbbell eyes Painted dumbbell eyes medium (1 pair)
  • Strung marabou (tail) Shad gray / pearl gray (1 plume)
  • Flashabou Silver flashabou (several strands)
  • EP Minnow Head brush Minnow gray (1 length)
  • Ice Dub (gills) UV hot pink ice dub (pinch)
  • Ice Dub (back) UV gray ice dub (pinch)

How to tie it

  1. Start thread near the front and lash a pair of lead dumbbell eyes on top of the shank a short way back from the hook eye with tight figure-8 wraps and a drop of glue; this weight makes the fly jig and ride point-up.
  2. Move to mid-shank and tie in a shad-gray marabou tail one-and-a-half shank lengths long, plus a few strands of silver Flashabou.
  3. Tie in the EP Minnow Head brush and wrap it forward in touching turns to a full baitfish taper, stopping just behind the dumbbell eyes.
  4. Dub a hot-pink UV Ice Dub gill spot on each cheek.
  5. Sweep a pinch of UV gray Ice Dub along the top for the back.
  6. Figure-8 dub or thread over the dumbbell eyes to blend the head, whip finish, and cement.
  7. Coat the head with a thin layer of UV resin (add stick-on eyes to the dumbbell first if they are unpainted).

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