Suede baitfish

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 This is my own version made with the faux suede material. Tied on Sakuma Manta Extra 6/0 and some  Crew Boss heads from www.spawnflyfish.com that i sprayed and coated prior to the tie.

• First cut some tails from a faux suede sheet. These are about 90/100mm long and the tail at it's widest is 35mm.

•  Glue and tie onto the hook.

• Now tie a strip of rabbit on both sides of the tail. The strips are 5mm wide and 35/40mm long.

 

• I then glued the strips onto the faux suede. This will stiffen the tail at it's base to wrapping itself on the hook but you will still have lots of movement from the mid section of the tail all the way to the end of the tail. 

• For the gills and head base i just make a dubbing loop and fill it with congo hair.

• For the head i put some foam, this will give a good base for the glue to hold the head and it will make the fly have a little more hang time in the water.

• Nearly finished, just need to glue the head on. If the eye of the hook doesnt fit through the small hole in the head, all you have to do is heat up the eye of the hook with a lighter and push the head over.