Desolation Baitfish |
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| Hook: | Stainless, straight- eye, 2-3/0 |
| Thread: | white 6/0 |
| Underbody: | none, or if extra flash desired, silver coffee wrapper mylar (very strong) |
| Wing: | white polar bair, with grey and/or pale olive) polar bear over. Long and sparse |
| Overbody: | pearl mylar tubing. Tied in at eye, hanging forward off hook . Coat thread with 'hard as nails', then roll tube back over wing, creating a mylar body. Fray ends of the tubing to mix with polar bear hair and add sparkle. Add epoxy eyes. Varnish heavily, or epoxy |
Background: A descendant of the Surf Candy family, this lure was originally tied for the saltwater cutthroats of west-coast BC. A good European sea-trout pattern, as well as a good all round baitfish imitation. Found to be especially deadly for sea-run cutthroats when stripped in on the surface, like a panicked baitfish, bringing dramatic surface action. Fishes hook upwards if shank is weighted. Tied to look 'pale and interesting'. |
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