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Rainbow Assassin Tungsten Jig

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Barbless jig (e.g. Fulling Mill Jig Force), 14-18
  • Thread Red 10/0 (70 denier)

Materials

  • Slotted tungsten bead Silver bead (1, sized to hook)
  • Coq de leon (tail) Pardo (6-8 fibers)
  • Mylar tinsel (body) Pearl mylar tinsel (1 strand)
  • Wire rib Silver wire (fine, 1 strand)
  • Ice dub (thorax) Rainbow (small pinch)

How to tie it

  1. Slot a silver tungsten bead onto a jig hook, seat it behind the eye, and start red thread.
  2. Tie in a few coq de leon fibers at the 60% mark, bind to the bend, and leave a tail one hook-gap long; catch in a strand of fine silver wire.
  3. Wrap a pearl mylar body forward to the 65% mark and tie off, then counter-rib 4-5 turns of wire and break off.
  4. Leave two turns of red thread showing behind the bead as a hot collar.
  5. Dub a short, brushy thorax of rainbow ice dub between the body and bead, then pick it out to sparkle.
  6. Whip finish behind the bead and snip; a drop of UV resin over the body adds shine and durability if desired.

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