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EP Peanut Butter

How do you tie a EP Peanut Butter?

EP Peanut Butter is a streamer fly pattern for trout, bass, saltwater. Find its 8 materials and 16 tying steps below.

Difficulty
2 of 5
Target species
trout, bass, saltwater

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At the vise

Materials

  • Hook: Gamakatsu SL12S Short 2/0
  • Thread: Danville .006 Mono
  • Body: Lemon Yellow EP Sparkle
  • Belly: Yellow EP Fiber
  • Back: White EP Fiber
  • Eyes: 6mm White EP Eyes
  • Resin: Thick Loon UV Resin
  • Adhesive: Zap Goo

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Tying instructions

  1. Secure the hook in the vise.

  2. Start the thread behind the eye and build a thread base to the bend.

  3. Take a small amount of lemon yellow EP sparkle and tie it in on top of the hook shank.

  4. Take a small amount of yellow EP fiber and tie it in on the bottom of the hook shank.

  5. Take a small amount of white EP fiber and tie it in on top of the hook shank.

  6. Whip finish and cut the thread.

  7. Apply thick Loon UV resin to the thread wraps.

  8. Cure the resin with a UV light.

  9. Cut the excess fiber off the front of the fly.

  10. Brush the fibers to remove any tangles.

  11. Trim the fly to shape.

  12. Apply Zap Goo to the back of the eyes.

  13. Attach the eyes to the sides of the head.

  14. Apply Zap Goo to the front of the head.

  15. Shape the head with a bodkin.

  16. Trim the fly to shape.

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