Tying a SilverBack Clouser

SilverBack Clouser

Materials List:

Daiichi 10172 size 6

Tungsten dumbbell eye

PRISM SLF - ICE Pearl Dubbing

Lateral Tinsel

Marc Petitjean ICE Dubbing

 

Step by step tying instructions:

Prepare the thread base

 Tie in the Dumbbell eye

Tie in some ICE Dubbing at the end

Tie in the ICE Pearl Dubbing using back fold technique

Tie in the dubbing at belly

Tie in the dubbing at the eye

Fold back the dubbing and tie down

Tie in the Silver ICE Dubbing as wing

The SilverBack is ready...

It's a very effective pattern.... especially for saltwater... 

Try it

Cheers.... Happy tying

Tying a simple Garfish / Needlefish

Garfish

Materials List:

Long shank saltwater hook 

Sprism SLF ICE Pearl

Unique Hair - Olive and White

Lateral tinsel

Pearl braid

Epoxy eye 

Deer Creek UV resin

Step by step tying instructions:

Preapare the tread base, tie and wind in the Pearl braid about 3/4 of the hook shank

 1st dub in the PRISM SLF Ice Pearl dub as belly, then tie in the white Unique hair and follow by the Olive color Unique hair

Tie in the Lateral Tinsel

Put in some ICE Pearl dub to finish the head and stick on the epoxy eye

Apply Deer Creek UV resin ( same technique as the surf candy ) and dry it 

The little Garfish is ready

Cheers.... Happy tying

Dragonfly Nymph

Dragonfly Nymph

Similar technique tying the Swimming Damsel... I replace the Furry foam with Chenille and copper wire with Vinyl D-rib... 

Material List :

Bend nymph hook

Mono eye

Flexi skin

Copper wire

Chenille

SLF Dubbing

Pheasant tail fibers

Marker, lead wire and Surgical tape

Step by step tying instruction:

 Prepare the thread base

Tie in some lead wire at both side

Tie in the copper wire

Wrap in some surgical tape to create the abdomen shape

Tie in the flexi skin and the follow with the chenille

Tie in the mono eye

Wrap the chenille, tie down near the eye and trim the extra

Do some random shade with the marker, color the flexi skin

Fold over the flexi skin and tie down

Create the segment with the copper wire, tie down and cut away the extra

Tie in a pair of knotted Pheasant tail fiber leg

Split the legs, keep 2 pair and a pair for the antenna, dub in some SLF dubbing to split them

Fold over the flexi skin, tie down the head segment

Bring the thread to before the last pair of leg, tie down the flexi skin, to create the thorax ( you can also put in a slice of foam to create better buoyancy )

Trim the extra flexi skin, whip finish....

The nymph is ready

Cheers and Happy tying

Swimming Damsel Nymph

Swimming Damsel Nymph

Material list :

Hook - Daiichi 1870 Swimming Larva Hook size 10, 8, 6

Furry foam

Vinyl D Rib

Pheasant tail fiber for legs

CDC puff for tail

Mono eye

Flexi skin

Dubbing

Diamond Flex UV Resin

3M surgical tape

Step by step tying instructions:

Prepare the hook

Place 2 pcs of lead wire at the side of the hook

Wrap the abdomen portion with 3M surgical tape to create the shape you want

Bring the thread to the tail, tie in some Vinyl D Rib and flexi skin

Tie in 2 CDC puff at both side and tie in furry foam

Wind in the furry foam, tie down

Colored the flexi skin, fold over and tie down

Wind in the Vinyl D Rib, tie down

Tie in the mono eye

Use about 5-6 pheasant tail fiber, prepare the knob legs, tie in at both side

Spread the fibers, tie down as legs and antenna

Dub in some dubbing to spread the legs and to create the body

Fold the flexi skin over, tie down to create the head

Bring the thread to before the last pair of legs, tie down the flexi skin to create the thorax

Trim the flexi skin, color it with marker

Trim the legs, fold it and apply some Diamond flex UV resin to secure the shape of the legs..

Cheers....

Happy tying