Articulated Wiggling Minnows – Version 2
Material list:
Hard wire for bending the articulate shank
White rabbit zonker
PRISM SLF dubbing and ICE dub ( or you can also tie with craft fur )
Wide gap hook size 2 or 1
Hologram eye
Markers
Deer Creek UV resin
Step by step tying instruction:
Prepare the thread base on the hard wire shank
Tie in some rabbit zonker fibers
Tie in some Ice dub, make sure it’s spread around the shank
spread the dub, fold it over
Tie down the Ice dub
Tie in another dub material, this time put in a little bit more… then repeat the same steps as above
Continue the similar steps as above and make sure each time you put in more dub material until you finish the tail portion
Connect the tail portion with the joining shank
Tie down the shank
Put in the Dubbing materials
Fold over the dub and tie down
Repeat until you cover the whole hook shank
Whip finish
Trim the fibers with a pair of siccors
Color it with markers
Burn the fibers for the eye
Drop some Gel Glue to secure the eye, then app;y some Deer Creek UV resin around the eye
The Wiggling Minnow is ready
Similar technique you can also create a lot of different minnow pattern
Wiggling Sand Eel
This one imitate local G. Snakehead fry… specially target the Hampala
For Saltwater
Saltwater – un-trim
Cheers… Happy tying
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excelente, gracias por tantos datos. wonderfull
Wonderful. And do they wriggle?.
Yes Richard.. strip it slow and give it a interval stop… caught many fishes with this pattern
Hi Drone ! Do you have any think on Youtube ? If yes how can i find it ?Could you be so polite to send a link onhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/flyfishinggeorgia/?ref=bookmarks Many thanks in advance! Tamaz Ulumboeli
Hello Dronlee! Awesome fly, I was just wondering what gauge wire you are using? Tight Lines!
~Josh