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Primordial Crust

Nymph · Carp · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

  • Hook heavy streamer/carp hook, 4
  • Thread brown 140-denier

Materials

  • Weight Dumbbell eyes on top of shank (1 pair)
  • Tail/back Rabbit zonker strip running the length of the fly (1)
  • Body Crayfish-tone dubbing (rust/brown), shaggy (1 pinch)
  • Legs Barred rubber legs (4)
  • Flash Copper or root beer Krystal Flash (2-4 strands)

How to tie it

  1. Tie dumbbell eyes on top of the shank behind the hook eye for a point-up, bottom-crawling ride.
  2. Tie in a rabbit zonker strip at the bend with a tail one half shank length long, leaving the rest of the strip hanging rearward to become the back.
  3. Add flash strands and a rubber leg on each side at the bend.
  4. Dub a fat, shaggy rust-brown body forward to the eyes, adding a second set of rubber legs midway.
  5. Pull the rabbit strip forward over the top of the body Matuka-style, tie it down at the eyes and trim. The full-length fur back gives the 'meaty' crawling silhouette this fly is named for.
  6. Figure-eight dubbing around the eyes, whip finish and pick out the body.

Tying videos

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