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Classic Recipe

  • Hook Mustad 34007 or Tiemco 811S, 1/0-4
  • Thread To match head Flat waxed nylon or GSP

Materials

  • Tail Saddle hackles or craft fur with Krystal Flash (4 feathers / 1 clump)
  • Collar Hackle or deer hair tips (1-2 turns / natural tips)
  • Head Spun deer hair, trimmed to a bullet (2-3 clumps)
  • Weedguard (optional) Hard mono loop (1 piece)

How to tie it

  1. Tie in the tail at the bend, splayed saddle hackles or a craft fur clump about 1.5 shank lengths long, with a few strands of flash.
  2. Spin 2-3 clumps of deer hair on the front half of the shank, packing each tightly.
  3. Whip finish at the eye and trim the head into a bullet or wedge: flat or rounded on the bottom, tapered to the eye. Pointed forward so it slides and wakes instead of popping.
  4. Leave a collar of untrimmed hair tips flowing back over the tail for a soft silhouette.
  5. Add a mono weedguard before finishing if you'll fish it in the grass.

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