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RIO's Hogan AP Baitfish

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Reference Recipe

  • Hook Long-shank streamer/saltwater hook (Eric SA220; or shorter Gamakatsu SC15), 1/0-2
  • Thread White 140 denier

Materials

  • Pearl flashabou (1 strand folded, tail/keel)
  • Flash-n-Slinky Rainbow (back)
  • Flash-n-Slinky White (belly)
  • UV clear resin (flow)

How to tie it

  1. Start white 140 thread on an Eric SA220 streamer hook (or a shorter Gamakatsu SC15 for a stubbier profile).
  2. Fold one strand of pearl flashabou in half and tie it in at about mid-shank as a short tail/keel of flash; secure with thread wraps.
  3. Tie in a bunch of rainbow Flash-n-Slinky on top as the darker back, matched to the length of the tail.
  4. Tie in a bunch of white Flash-n-Slinky underneath as the belly (olive-over-white palette, or whatever you like), keeping it the same length.
  5. Seal the rear thread wraps with UV clear resin and cure; this is the spot that takes the abuse from a fish's teeth, so lock it well.
  6. Add another short layer of rainbow Flash-n-Slinky on top and white underneath, each a touch shorter, to start tapering the body forward; trim materials to shape (err long, since you can always trim).
  7. Continue building the underbody and profile forward to the head.
  8. Whip finish, then build and color a head with UV clear resin and cure.

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