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Seaducer

How do you tie a Seaducer?

Seaducer is a streamer fly pattern for trout, bass, redfish, striper. Find its 5 materials and 7 tying steps below.

A classic saltwater streamer that uses paired saddle hackle and flash to create a long, breathing baitfish profile. It is effective for redfish, stripers, bass, and other aggressive warmwater or inshore species.

Difficulty
2 of 5
Target species
trout, bass, redfish, striper
Pattern designer
Homer Rhodes

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Materials

  • Saltwater Hook
  • Thread (6/0)
  • Flashabou
  • Saddle Hackle
  • UV Resin

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Tying instructions

  1. Build thread base along length of hook shank. Trim tag.

  2. Optionally attach 6-12 flash strands that extend slightly past the saddle hackle tail tips.

  3. Secure two paired saddle hackle feathers on one side of the hook shank, positioning them one slightly above the other.

  4. Repeat the process on the opposite side with two similarly sized saddle hackle feathers.

  5. Tie in two additional saddle hackle feathers at the bend of the hook.

  6. Palmer the hackle forward, secure it behind the eye, and trim the excess.

  7. Whip finish and coat the head with UV resin.