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Kreelex Minnow
How do you tie a Kreelex Minnow?
Kreelex Minnow is a streamer fly pattern for trout, bass. Find its 6 materials and 14 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout, bass
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Long shank streamer hook
- Thread: White UTC 140
- Eyes: Yellow painted dumbbell eyes
- Tail/Body: Pearl Kreelex flash
- Body: Gold Kreelex flash
- Resin: UV resin
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Start the thread behind the hook eye and lay a thread base to the hook bend.
Tie in the dumbbell eyes on top of the hook shank, two eye spaces back from the hook eye. Use figure eight wraps to secure.
Tie in the pearl Kreelex flash for the tail, about one hook shank in length.
Fold the pearl Kreelex flash back over itself and secure it with thread wraps.
Cross the thread back under the dumbbell eyes.
Flip the hook over in the vise.
Tie in the gold Kreelex flash for the body, about the same length as the pearl Kreelex flash.
Split the gold Kreelex flash evenly on either side of the hook shank.
Flip the hook back over in the vise.
Whip finish behind the hook eye.
Trim the thread.
Apply UV resin to the thread wraps behind the hook eye.
Cure the UV resin with a UV light.