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Scud Bomb

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

Anglers All dressing

  • Hook Tiemco 2487, 12-16
  • Thread UTC (Olive or Orange 70 Denier

Materials

  • MATERIALS LIST Mylant's Scud Bomb
  • BEAD Umpqua Jig Bomb 2.5 to 3.5 (Orange or Copper)
  • RIB 5X Tippet

How to tie it

  1. Push a slotted tungsten bead to the eye of a curved or jig hook, then wrap 8-10 turns of lead-free wire behind it and jam them up into the bead. This is the 'bomb' that drops the fly fast.
  2. Lay a thread base over the lead and tie in the wire rib and a scud-back strip at the bend.
  3. Dub a fat, humped body forward over the lead underbody to the bead.
  4. Pull the shellback over the top and bind it behind the bead.
  5. Rib forward with the wire in 5-6 open counter-wraps and break off the tag.
  6. Brush out the belly dubbing for legs, whip finish, and cement.

Tying videos

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