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Black /
Marker /
Red /
Squirrel /
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Ultra Wire /
Tube Steak (tube fly version of John Barr's Slumpbuster)
tied by letumgoFly Type: Attractor Pattern,
Streamers,
Tube Fly,
Weighted,
Wet,
General Freshwater,
Target Species: Steelhead,
Freshwater Bass,
Trout,
Recommended Region: Northeast US,
Northwest US,
Western Canada,
Eastern Canada,
Central Canada,
Russia,
General Europe,
Imitation: General Baitfish,
Material List:
HMH Plastic Tube (3/32" Diameter x 1-1/4" long)
Junction Tubing (Size Small / Color to compliment body)
HMH Tube fly Cone Head (Size Small = 3/32" ID)
Thread - 6/0 Uni-Thread (Black)
Body (back half) - Diamond Braid (Color of choice)
Rib - Ultra Wire (Size and color of choice)
Tail/Back/Body (front half) - Pine Squirrel strip
Head Cement
Sharpie Markers to color underside of the tail (I like to add a short red tip to the underside of the fur strip for added attraction).
Tying Instructions: Tied on in the order listed above. I may fill out the tying instructions in greater detail later, but I do not have enough time to add it now.
Presentation Tips: This is a heavy fly. Fish down and across current. Once the fly gets wet, it takes on the shape of a minnow.
