Grillo's Later Skater SBS

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Simple, high-floating attractor; all that foam, hackle and rubber should push some water and pound up a few. Change colors to suit your needs.


hook - Dai Riki 280 #10
thread - UTC 140 tan
body - opalescent tinsel medium
overbody/head - 2mm foam tan
wing - deer hair
indicator - Congo Hair pink
legs - rubber medium cornsnake
hackle - brown

Part 1


Mash down barb and attach thread at head

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tie in tinsel

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wrap tinsel to bend in touching wraps, and back to tie-in point

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taper foam strip (hook gap width)

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measure for length (extend to hook bend), tie in

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brush a little Super Glue, advance thread to point behind eye and tie down, then smooth with thread wraps

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Part 2

clean, stack and measure (even with hook bend) a clump of deer hair and tie in; trim butts

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tie in indicator

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tie in legs

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prepare hackle and tie in; wrap forward to eye, securing legs

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wrap hackle forward (keep it dense), tie off (a few wraps under/in front of foam will lift the head up), trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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trim head, indicator, legs; go fishing

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dorsal

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ventral

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Regards,
Scott