THE REDFISH SEADUCER
Talk about a fly that can catch some redfish! This fly is known to catch redfish in Texas as well as Florida. Great fly for tailing reds. It can also be tied with lead eyes for deep water situations.
DIFFICULTY
THE RECIPE
Tail: Four Grizzly Hackles Splayed Outward. (two on each side)
Flash: Gold or Copper Krstal Flash
Body: Three grizzly hackles palmered
Head: Orange Medium Ice Chenille
Thread: Orange
Weed Guard: Mono V
Hook: Gamakatsu B10 Stinger #2
Tie in two grizzly hackles on each side, splayed outwards. Add 6-8 sprigs of Copper or Gold Krystal flash
If you are using 3/0 flat waxed, do not build up the thread too much. This will cause problems later on.
HOOK DESCRIPTION
GAMAKATSU B10 STINGER
While the Gamakatsu B10 S Stinger Finesse Hook is widely known as one of the best hooks around for tying your own custom bass bugs and streamers, what many anglers don’t know is that it is also one of the best wacky rig hooks on the market. It’s classic O’Shaughnessy bend cradles wacky rigged worms and senkos perfectly, and its straight shank design creates a straight pull that greatly increases your hook up ratio. Sticky sharp like all Gamakatsu hooks and forged 1X strong with a sleek black nickel finish, FLW Tour pro, Brent Ehler, recently started using the Gamakatsu B10 S Stinger on tour for wacky rigging, and can't believe the difference.
MATERIAL INFORMATION
ICE CHENILLE
Ice Chenille is a light-reflecting, crystal-type chenille. Ice Chenille 15mm Large Peacock Green can be used as a body wrap on large hooks. 15mm with pearlescent fibers which make it sparkle. Lots of flash, color and action.
EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
DYNA KING BARRACUDE VISE
This finely crafted vise offers all of the great features preferred by professional tyers everywhere. With high grade brass knobs, all stainless steel construction except the jaws made out of hardened tool steel, smooth rotation with precision ball bearings, easy height adjustment, 90° handle for speed crank, convenient material clip, notch lock cam, excellent hook holding capability 32 to 8/0, and bobbin hanger included.
Tie in a large grizzly hackle in front of the tail section and palmer toward the eye of the hook.
Make sure as you palmer the hackles, grab the feather and pull back during each turn so the quills face back towards the tail.
MATERIAL INFORMATION
CRAFT FUR
Extra Select Craft Fur from Hareline is a must-have material for any angler’s fly-tying kit. This high-quality craft fur is widely used in many saltwater and streamer fly patterns and has become popular due to its remarkable durability and natural look. The material comes in a wide range of colors, which guarantees that every angler can find the perfect shade that matches their specific fly-tying needs.
MATERIAL INFORMATION
KYRSTAL FLASH
Similar to Flashabou Accent but available in many more colors. Krystal Flash is an brilliant Fly and Jig Tying Material. It is a unique, super brilliant material. Flashabou Accent comes in a bundle of long, spiraled fibers that give the appearance of tiny lights at each spiral. Krystal Flash was developed for flies, but also works great on Crappie and Bass Jigs and Spinners.
This is what it should look like after the first hackle has been tied in and palmered. Notice that the palmer is angled towards the back of the hook
After each palmer, tie in the hackle as close together as you possibly can.
Repeat step 2 two more times. This is what it should look like after palmering 3 hackles. .
Note: None for this step
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SHOP FOR TOOLS AND MATERIALS
Tie in Orange Ice Chenille and palmer towards the eye of the hook and tie off.
Note: None for this step
Snell the 25 lb mono over the remaining thread. This is too protect the thread. This step is optional.
Weed guard is also optional.
Snelling the thread: Make sure you cut yourself enough mono so it can be easily grabbed when pulling the snell tight.
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