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RIO Fruit Strip

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

Tyer Recipe

• Hook 60-degree jig hook, 10
• Thread To match body 6/0

Materials

• Slotted tungsten bead Black or gold bead (1, sized to hook)
• Pine squirrel or rabbit strip Olive, brown, or black pine squirrel rabbit strip (tail/body)
• Flash Pearl/UV flash (a few strands)
• Hen hackle To match soft hackle (optional collar)

How to tie it

1. Slide a slotted tungsten bead onto a #10 jig hook, seat it behind the eye, start the thread, and wrap to the bend.
2. Tie in a pine squirrel (or rabbit) strip tail about one-and-a-half shank-lengths long at the bend, hide side down, and add a few strands of flash.
3. Tie in a length of pine squirrel Zonker or ice-dub at the bend for the body.
4. Wrap or palmer the body material forward in touching turns to build a leech body and tie off behind the bead.
5. Optionally wrap a soft-hackle collar of hen behind the bead for extra movement.
6. Whip finish behind the bead and cement.

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