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Pike Snake

 
tied by SalmonSlayer
Fly Type: General Freshwater,
Target Species: Freshwater Bass,
Imitation: Leeches,
Material List*:
Hook: Mustad Bass Size 2
Thread: Uni-Thread 6/0
Butt: Black Fur Hackle
Tail: Black Zonker Strip
Body: Green Foam
Legs: Black Round Elastic Strips
Eyes: 3D Epoxy Prism Eyes (Red)

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Tying Instructions: To start this fly place a piece of green foam into your dremel foam lathe and sand it down till you have a cone shaped body. Take one or two passes of black spray paint on top of the fly body and allow to dry. To the sides of the foam stick the 3D eyes with epoxy and let dry overnight. Place you hook into the vice and attach the thread behind the hook eye. Clip a 3 inch strip of black zonker and tie it down on top of the hook shank above the hook barb. Form a dubbing loop and apply fur from a black zonker strip and twist it into a fur hackle. Palmer the fur hackle forwards about a 1/4 of an inch. Whip finish your thread and cement. Slide the foam body onto the hook shank and glue it down with a little more epoxy. With a needle pull 4 rubber strips through the rear of the body to form the legs for the fly. Cut even and glue in place.