Blanton Lime Punch SBS

All about flies Fly Tying
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hook - Mustad 3407 #1/0
thread - Danville flatwax chartreuse
eye - bead chain silver
tail - bucktail chartreuse/Flashabou pearl
body - Krystal Flash chartreuse
hackle - chartreuse
underwing - Krystal Flash chartreuse
wing - bucktail chartreuse
overwing - Krystal Flash peacock
topping - peacock herl
shoulder - grizzly dyed chartreuse
head - chenille chartreuse

Part 1

mash barb, start thread behind eye

tie in bead chain about 1/4" behind back of hook eye

wrap thread back to hook bend

tie in a sparse clump of bucktail

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tie in Flashabou (20 strands) a little longer than bucktail

tie in some Krystal Flash, wrap back to tail

wrap KF behind/under tail, then forward; tie off but don’t trim ends (they’ll be your underwing

tie in hackle (folded) and wrap forward

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Part 2

pull KF back and tie down

tie in another sparse clump of bucktail

add some peacock KF

and some of the real stuff (don’t trim the ends)

tie in shoulder feathers

strip end off chenille and tie in front of eyes

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Part 3

take wrap in front, between, behind, and finish in front

pull butt ends of peacock over top; tie off and trim

whip finish, SHHAN, trim KF

Regards,
Scott

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Nice work! Dan Blanton flies pop with color.

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Tropical Punch

Scaled down to a #4 so it would be a bit easier to photograph.

Regards,
Scott

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Are those tied to fool smallmouths? They look like they would certainly work for them. Really nice flies.

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Smallmouths and pike.

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Punch flies were originally tied for tarpon & snook but they’ve caught lots of other fish in salt and freshwater. http://www.danblanton.com/blog/dans-punch-story/

Sabalo Punch

Regards,
Scott

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Bet they would fool largemouths and wipers as well. Good looking fly!

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Nice ties!