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Spanish Bullet
How do you tie a Spanish Bullet?
Spanish Bullet is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 8 materials and 16 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Ahrex FW555 CZ Mini Jig Barbless #16
- Bead: Tungsten Slotted 3.5mm Glossy Black
- Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 50D Black
- Weight: .010 Lead Wraps
- Tail: Whiting Genetic Cock Tailing Pack, Black
- Hot Spot: UTC Holo Tinsel Medium Red
- Ribbing: Sybai Ultrafine Flat Wire Silver
- UV Resin: Solarez Bone Dry Super Thin
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Tying instructions
Slide the bead on the hook.
Secure hook in vise and start thread behind the bead.
Tie in Whiting Genetic Cock Tailing Pack at the bend, with fibers extending the length of the body (eyeball it).
Snip off the excess tailing pack.
Tie in UTC Holo Tinsel Medium Red on the near side of the hook.
Wrap the tinsel back to the tail tie-in point.
Advance the thread halfway up the hook shank.
Wrap the tinsel forward 3-4 times to create a hot spot.
Secure the tinsel with thread wraps and snip off the excess.
Tie in Sybai Ultrafine Flat Wire Silver on the near side of the hook.
Wrap the wire back to the tail tie-in point, overlapping the tinsel.
Advance the thread to the back of the bead, covering the lead wraps.
Wrap the wire forward to the back of the bead, creating a segmented body.
Secure the wire with thread wraps and snap off the excess.
Whip finish. Snip the thread.
Cover the body with UV resin. Cure with UV light.