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Tarpon Cockroach
How do you tie a Tarpon Cockroach?
Tarpon Cockroach is a streamer fly pattern for tarpon, saltwater. Find its 8 materials and 18 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- tarpon, saltwater
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Mustad Tarpon size 2
- Thread: Brown
- Tail: Strung grizzly saddle
- Flash: Krystal Flash
- Foul Guard: 12 lb fluorocarbon
- Body: White bucktail
- Eyes: Hareline 3D holographic eyes super pearl
- Finish: Thick UV fly finish from Loon
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Start the thread behind the eye and wrap back to the bend.
Tie in the strung grizzly saddle for the tail.
Tie in krystal flash on each side of the tail.
Tie in the fluorocarbon foul guard.
Tie in white bucktail for the body.
Wrap the thread forward to create a tapered body.
Tie off the bucktail.
Trim the excess bucktail.
Tie in the second grizzly saddle.
Wrap the thread forward to create a tapered body.
Tie off the grizzly saddle.
Trim the excess grizzly saddle.
Whip finish.
Trim the thread.
Attach the 3D holographic eyes with super glue.
Apply thick UV fly finish to the head.
Cure the UV resin with a UV light.