Blanton's Fatal Attraction SBS

Fly Patterns
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Had lots of luck with this in saltwater (tied here on salmon iron). Always liked the looks of this one, although it doesn’t get much attention; change colors to suit your needs.

hook - Mustad 36890 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - Flashabou silver
body - Diamond Braid silver
hackle - white
wing - Krystal Flash pearl, calftail, Krystal Flash peacock
topping - peacock herl

Part 1

mash barb, start thread (if you want it to go deep, add some non-tox wraps)

tie in a clump of Flashabou (10 strands here), double over and wrap back to point above mid-barb

tie in braid, wrap to tail and back; tie off and trim

tie in (folded) hackle, sweep fibers back while wrapping forward; tie off, then stroke hackle back and down while wrapping thread back for wing tie-in

tie in a few strands of pearl KF

tie in calftail wing (you can sub bucktail, arctic fox, insert favorite synthetic)

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Part 2

tie in a few strands of peacock KF and peacock herl

whip finish, SHHAN, trim tail (shank x 2), trim KF and you’re done

Black/orange

Firetiger (wish I had thought of tying up some of these for peacock bass)

Regards,
Scott

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The turned up eye hook says salmon or the like, but the bling and flash say crappie. I think that would be a killer crappie, and bass, fly. As always, great job Scott.

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Uncle Jesse, I was thinking the same thing!

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I’m telling you… these flies swung for white bass in the spring would fill up a stringer in pretty short order. I’ve got some #8 salmon style hooks and might have to give some a try!

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I have tied and used these style flies for bluefish when they are on small bait and they even work in the saltwater. Ron

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Ron,

Do you use a synthetic wing for blues? I was fishing for stripers one evening and a school of snappers moved in - after a couple of them there wasn’t much left on the hook except the tail and body.

Regards,
Scott

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Do you think smallmouths would attack that firetiger? I do.

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That firetiger looks awesome. I’d hit that one myself.

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My sentiments exactly, in a coupla months, I think the fish @ High Falls will come to fear these !