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RT. 1 Special

Shrimp · Striped Bass · Bluefish · Snook · Redfish · Sea Trout · Jack · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook saltwater shrimp/bonefish hook, #1
  • Thread tan 6/0 (flat waxed)

Materials

  • Brass or lead dumbbell eyes Gold dumbbell eyes (5/32 in)
  • Bucktail or craft fur (tail/wing) Tan bucktail (sparse clump)
  • Krystal Flash Pearl/tan flash (few strands)
  • Grizzly hackle Tan/ginger grizzly hackle (1 feather)
  • Silicone legs Barred tan/orange cone head (2-3 pairs)
  • Dubbing or chenille (body) Tan dubbing (short length)

How to tie it

  1. Start thread mid-shank and lash the brass eyes on top about one-third back from the eye with tight figure-8 wraps; jam a few turns underneath to lock them.
  2. Turn the hook point-up (this fly rides hook-up to stay weedless) and, at the bend, tie in a sparse tan bucktail tail one-and-a-half shank lengths long with a few strands of Krystal Flash.
  3. Tie in a tan grizzly hackle by the tip at the tail and set it aside.
  4. Dub or wrap a tan body forward to just behind the eyes.
  5. Palmer the hackle forward in 4-5 open turns to the eyes for a shrimpy, breathing collar, and tie off.
  6. Tie in 2-3 pairs of barred silicone legs splayed alongside the body, then figure-8 a small tan wing/collar in front of the eyes.
  7. Build a neat thread head, whip finish, and cement.

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