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FLORIDA KEYS SNOOK FLIES - The White Widow |
THE WHITE WIDOW |
| TYING THE WHITE WIDOW |
| This is a great all around baitfish pattern fly. Great for snook, tarpon or just about anything that will eat baitfish. This fly imitates a finger mullet. |
| I've also done extremely well fly fishing for for Dolphin. (Mahi-Mahi, Dorado) with this pattern. |
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THE RECIPE
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| Tail : White Rabbit Zonker Strip |
| Body: Body Fur |
| Thread: Chartreuse |
| Eyes: Plastic Eyes |
| Markers: Black, Purple, Red |
| Hook: Mustad 34007 |
| Hook Sizes: 1,1/0 |
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STEP #1
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Starting mid shank, cover the hook with some flat waxed Chartreuse thread and tie in a White Rabbit Zonker. Normally, I would invert the zonker strip but with the Widow I prefer the hair facing upward.
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TYING TIP
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| When choosing a zonker strip, make sure you select a piece that is fairly wide. See Picture below. |
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STEP #2
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Tie in some Pearl Flashabou and start the anti-foul process by wrapping 360 degrees around the zonker strip. Do this about 8 or 9 times.
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NOTICE
Notice how the tail is kicked up. THis keeps the zonker stiff so it wont foul. |
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TYING TIP
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Make sure you kick up the tail by wrapping around the base of craft fur 360 degrees.
I usually wrap it about 8 or 9 times. |
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STEP #3
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Tie in Dan Bailey's Body fur. Palmer this material just like you would a hackle until it forms a full head shape.
See step 4 for results. |
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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 what it should look like after the body fur has been palmered After this step I usually trim the top and bottom section of the head so it is a little more streamline. |
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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 some magic markers and paint the head to your liking. In this example, I used purple for the top of the head and pink for the gills but use your imagination. |
| EYES: Here you can use an eyes you like. I use plastic eyes or sticky prismatic eyes. Use Goop to attach eyes. |
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TYING TIP
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| When gluing the eyes, place glue on one eye and PRESS hard so the glue penetrates to the shank |
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