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AndrewP

The "Hairy Fodder"

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This is a nice pattern I picked up from an older copy of Fly Tyer. The article showed both the pattern and a unique way to attach removable/swappable weights (from beadchain to heavy lead eyes). Since I rarely need heavy lead flies, I just concentrated on the pattern and tied it weedless with no weight, with beadchain, and one with lead eyes.

 

The pattern uses jig hooks (I think they used 90 degree); I substituted with the Eagle Claw 413 (60 degree) hooks I already had. I tied as small as #4, the baitfish I tied used a #1 but you can go bigger if desired.

 

Quick Instructions (mine is slightly different from article):

 

1) Tie on a small rattle to the hook. Tie in beadchain/lead eyes at front if desired.

 

2) Tie in rubber legging and flash for tail.

 

3) Tie in a small amount of estaz right behind the rattle -- one wrap (optional, I like it for baitfish colors)

 

4) Tie in cross-cut rabbit strip on top of rattle and wrap rattle and one turn past.

 

6) Tie in additional rubber legging (optional). Tie in 1 wrap of estaz (optional).

 

5). Tie in alternating color of cross-cut rabbit, and wrap to/around eyes.

 

Done!!

 

 

It's an easy tie and fun to do, and it doesn't take long to produce. I've tied it as both shimp/crabs and as a baitfish -- here are some examples below:

 

First, all black, weedless, no weight

 

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Another in tan with markings, weedless, no weight (fabric paint eyes)

 

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Purple/black with beadchain eyes

 

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Chartruese/White with lead eyes

 

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Enjoy!!

 

 

AP

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Very nice! I have tied some in the past on smaller hook sizes in olive and fox fur as crayfish pattterns......I think I used the same article for reference.

 

Mike

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Very cool flies. The black one looks like it would be killer around the oyster bars.

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