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CALEB "CHUCKLES" HAMMERHEAD
EATS TARPON |
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HADLEY
TARPON ON FLY
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JOHN LATOCHA
TARPON ON FLY
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RICH GRUBER
TARPON ON FLY
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CHARLIE K.
TARPON ON FLY
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RAY LAUREL
TARPON ON FLY
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ROB - TONY
TARPON FISHING |
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JOHN - LOU
TARPON FISHING |
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HARRY
PERMIT FISHING |
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TONY/JASON
TARPON FISHING |
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ROB LEO
TARPON FISHING |
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BILLY/ FERGIE
TARPON FISHING |
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THREE MIKE'S
BABY TARPON |
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THE CAPTAIN
CASTNETTING |
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MARK/ PATTY
SNOOK TARPON |
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DON WIEME
TARPON ON FLY |
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| THE FUZZY MERKIN |
TYING THE FUZZY MERKIN
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This fly is a Merkin tied inverted. After tying in the yarn, I take a small wire brush and brush out the yarn. It makes the appearance of a complete shell. It also sinks faster.This fly can be tied in various colors and sized. If tied on a size 2 or 4, it can be deadly on bonefish and redfish.
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THE RECIPE
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Tail: Brown Marabou,
Pearl Krystal Flash |
Body: Brown Sparkle Yarn |
Eyes: Large Lead Eyes |
| Legs: Rubber Legs |
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Weed Guard: Mono V |
Hook: Mustad 34007 |
Hook Sizes: 1, 1/0 2/0 |
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STEP #1
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Place a #1 mustad 34007 hook in your vice.
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| Starting by the eye, cover the hook with some flat waxed Orange thread |
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TYING TIP
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No tip for this step |
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TYING TIP
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No tip for this step |
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STEP #3
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Tie in a clump of brown marabou at the end of the hook
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TYING TIP
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Always coat the fly with Sally Hansen's hard as nails after each step. |
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STEP #4
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THis is where it gets tricky. Turn you hook around in your vise. Figure eight one piece of brown sparkle yarn. Next, do the same with 1 strand of leg material. See photo on left. |
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STEP #5
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Now, Stay with me here. Place a piece of brown sparkle yarn right over the leg that you just tied in.
After placing the yarn over the leg, you must now figure eight over the leg and the yarn. This ensures that the yarn is tied in directly above the leg.
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TYING TIP
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No tip for this step. |
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STEP #5
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Now, tie in 2 more pieces of yarn and a leg, then tie another piece of yarn over the second leg. Repeat this one more time.
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TYING TIP
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The steps go like this from the beginning.
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| one piece of yarn then leg |
| one piece of yarn over leg then two pieces of yarn |
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STEP #5
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This is how it should look after tying in all the materials. legs and yarn.
Trim yarn in a trapezoid shape as shown in picture to the left.
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TYING TIP
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No tip for this step |
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STEP #5
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Take a small wire brush and brush out the sparkle yarn until it looks like the picture on the left. At this stage I trim some more yarn to get the shape that I like.
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TYING TIP
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No tip for this step |
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STEP #5
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Tie in large lead eyes and a mono V weed guard.
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TYING TIP
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I use 15 lb. Mason's hard mono for the mono weed guard. |
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STEP #5
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Take a Olive magic marker and bar the legs.
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There you have it, THE FUZZY MERKIN
If you would like to purchase some of my flies, please contact me through e-mail for pricing and availability.
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