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Here is a new
addition to our little family of flies. A Redfish fly that is made for shallow water, like
in Florida Bay and the Everglades. The grass flats are a great place to find big
Red's, but the weed less flies just too heavy sometimes. Well enter "DJ'S Lil Red" I
made this up to be light weight, easy to cast in the wind and in the backbend
configuration. It's been a killer ..........!
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thing about this pattern is that you can tie it in so many different colors, green &
white, red & white and with a couple of hackles & some hurl, turn it into a deceiver pattern with a
touch of marabou. |
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List of Materials
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Hook ................. Mustad
3407 or the longer 34007 ... in size 2, 4 & 6.
Thread .............. Monocord
3/0 in bright red.
Body ................. Orange
buck tail for flotation.
Wing ................. What wing?
well, I guess we can say ... orange marabou.
Sparkle ..............
Holographic crystal flash.
Eyes .................. Glass as
always, & a size larger than your first choice.
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Tying
Instructions |
- First off ... Don't buy those
expensive pre-bent hooks. It's so easy to put the bend in them yourself. All you need is a
small pair of needle nose pliers and put a little bend in the hook about 1/4 of the way
back from the eye.
- Tie off your monocord and head
cement. Build up a small bump to make the deer tail flair a bit, then add it in and head
cement again.
- Tie in 10 to 15 strands of
holographic crystal flash at least as long as the longest buck tail, and head cement. Try
to keep the crystal flash together and on top of the deer hair.
- Take a single strand of marabou
and trim to 2/3's the length of the longest crystal flash and tie in, keeping it centered
and on top, then .... yes ..... head cement again.
- Add in the eye's and 5 minute
epoxy to give a nice round head and a real durable fly that will stand up to a few Big
Red's.
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The
upturned hook will keep the majority of weeds off, but it really helps when you drag
it over the oyster beds looking for Redfish. We had a ball with this little guy during August
when the Redfish were on the crowns of the flats in ...8 to 10 inches of water. Fish it
slow until it gets noticed then speed it up and watch them attack.
See you on the flats, Capt. DJSutton, Homestead, Florida.
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