Category Archives: Hot Flies

The Red Meat Neutralizer Fly – the Story By Lee Haskin

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  Lee Haskin at the vise where it all happens The Red Meat Neutralizer By Lee Haskin  Since the Neutralizer was first used on tarpon, back in 2004, I have considered other flats species that might be a match for … Continue reading

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Red Meat Neutralizer Fly – Tying Instructions – by Lee Haskin

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  Red Meat Neutralizer – Orange   Note: The tying instructions/illustrations for the Red Meat Neutralizer-Orange, are exactly the same as the Red Meat Neutralizer Black-Gold, below. Simply substitute the material colors. Materials list Fly Type: Neutral Buoyancy Fly Style: Saltwater-especially for … Continue reading

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Fatal Attraction – Tying Sequence

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Originally published on www.outdoors.net on May 3, 2004.   Tying The Fatal Attraction                               Material list: Hook: Your favorite streamer or steelhead hook, size eight to … Continue reading

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Fatal Attraction — Story by Dan Blanton

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Originally published on www.outdoors.net on May 3, 2004. FATAL ATTRACTION by Dan Blanton These days it seems that the vast majority of fly anglers are falling all over themselves extolling the virtues of working the top. Bass-buggers scream about the … Continue reading

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The Slumdog Fly – the Story

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  The Slum Dog By Greg Mau The Slumdog By Greg Mau  Motivation  A decade plus had passed since first reading Dan’s “Pushing Strike Buttons” and being motivated to work with rattles in Striper flies.  Sure, there had been spurts … Continue reading

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The Slumdog Fly – Tying Instructions

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Slumdog by Greg Mau  Materials List  Hook:  3/0 jig 60 degree (original fly used red but other colors work too)  Thread:  3/0 (one color to match wing top and one to match hook)  Eyes:  7/32 barbell eyes (select eyes with … Continue reading

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Darting Jig Hook Sea Habit – Tying Instructions

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Materials Hook: Targus 2/0 TAR9413 jig hook or equivalent. Eyes: Just Add H2O 8mm Frantic Eye, chartreuse or favorite 3-D eyes. Thread: White Danville’s 210 waxed Flymaster Plus.  Keel weight: Wrapped-lead wire over mono or Cascade Crest Tools’ Channel Lead, … Continue reading

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Darting Jig Hook Sea Habit – The Story

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Darting Jig Hook Sea Habit By Dan Blanton             Fly angler/tiers who love to pull streamers and bucktails have long desired to have flies that dove and wobbled or darted like so many of the gear angler’s profoundly successful … Continue reading

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Blanton’s Rabbit’s Foot Story

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 Blanton’s Jig Hook Rabbit’s Foot            Back in the 80s Bob Clouser, top guide for smallmouth bass on the Susquehanna River, came up with the “Clouser Deep Minnow”.  I doubt back then that Bob had any idea just how profound … Continue reading

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Blanton’s Jig Hook Rabbit’s Foot Tying Instructions

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  Blanton’s Jig Hook Rabbit’s Foot Materials List 1. Hook: Eagle Claw EC 413 Jig hook size(s) 2 and 1. 2. Thread: White Danville Fly Masters Plus. 3. Optics: 3/16 inch Spirit River Real Eyes Plus – nickel/yellow or nickel/red. … Continue reading

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