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S3 Sculpin

Streamer · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Panfish · Advanced · 2 versions

Schultz Outfitters dressing

  • Hook Ahrex TP 650 Bent Streamer, 1-2/0

Materials

  • Eyes Dumbell M - L
  • Additional Weight Tungsten Bead 7/32 or 3/16
  • Flash Hedron Flashabou Speckled Gold or Copper
  • Tail & Overbody Barred Rabbit Strip strapped in
  • Underbody Grizzly or Barred Schlappen
  • Body Rabbit wrapped 1 1/2 to 2 x's for larger version
  • Head 1 Rabbit Spun in Dubbing Loop
  • Legs Barred rubber
  • Head 2 Rabbit Spun in Dubbin Loop or MFC Bunny Brush
  • Over Wings Grizzly or Badger Hackles
  • Optional Finish Flash Hedron Holographic Flashabou 1 Red & 1 Gold or Copper

How to tie it

  1. Mount the jig or stinger hook and lash a dumbbell (or set aside the sculpin helmet for last) so the fly rides hook-up. Start olive or brown 140D thread.
  2. Tie in a full rabbit strip at the bend for a tail about one and a half shank lengths long, wet it to see the true swimming length.
  3. Tie in brushed dubbing or a crosscut rabbit strip and palmer it forward to build a full body, sweeping fibers back.
  4. Tie in a hen saddle or rubber fin on each side, splayed to suggest pectoral fins.
  5. Build a flat, wide head of spun/brushed material up front. The flat profile is what keels the fly upright and planes it down on the drop.
  6. If using a sculpin helmet, slide it on now and glue it in place; otherwise trim the dubbing head flat and wide.
  7. Whip finish and cement.

Other versions

1 more in the app: Classic Recipe.

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