Deadhead Minnow tie .....

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Found this tie from a guy in Louisiana; what I liked about it was it creates a nice round-headed profile unlike most of my ties that are more profile-oriented. He calls it a "Deadhead Minnow".

Materials: Craft fur and flash of your choice
Hook: 2 to a 1/0, regular shank, your choice
Eyes: Stick-on eyes
Secret Ingredient: Fabric Glue

Tie Steps:

1) Create tail of fly using craft fur, then add some flash.
2) Create dubbing loop of craft fur, spin onto shank up to eye.
3) Tie off, brush back fur to get round profile
4) Apply fabric glue to head of fly; let dry for 24-36 hrs before using

The secret is the fabric glue which creates and hold the round head effect. It's soft like silicone, but easier to apply and washes up with water.

Samples:

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Head on view ....

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cool!
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Snook will eat it up.
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I like it, maybe a little lead foil on the shank prior to tying to get it down.

I'll take 6 in a Rootbeer color scheme please mate! :thumbleft:
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John wrote:I like it, maybe a little lead foil on the shank prior to tying to get it down.

I'll take 6 in a Rootbeer color scheme please mate! :thumbleft:

Something like this? :)

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Easy to color the craft fur for markings, etc ...... here's another one (not a great pic) of a mullet coloration .....

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Also you can tie up the body with different colors (or even mixed colors) of craft fur in the dubbing loop. Did a couple white bodies with a red head -- looks killer (sorry didn't have a pic of that one).

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Great, really like them looks like some redfish candy right there, when can I expect delivery.

Or failing that how about a step by step on how to tie it, I have not used craft fur before.
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I'd like to see some step by step of that myself. Nice looking fly.
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http://caseysmartt.com/2010/08/01/tying ... ad-minnow/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Thanks, that guy has a great site, lots of good stuff!
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