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Corbina Crack
How do you tie a Corbina Crack?
Corbina Crack is a wet fly pattern for Corbina, Striped Bass, Saltwater Species. Find its 8 materials and 12 tying steps below.
The Corbina Crack is a saltwater fly designed to imitate sand fleas or mole crabs, commonly used for targeting corbina and other saltwater species. It is fished near the ocean floor where these prey are found.
- Difficulty
- 4 of 5
- Target species
- Corbina, Striped Bass, Saltwater Species
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At the vise
Materials
- Saltwater Hook, Gamakatsu SL11-3H, sizes 2-6
- Thread (140 Denier), Tan
- Bead Chain Eyes, Medium, Silver
- Grizzly Hen Hackle
- Tan Barred Rubber Legs
- Ice Chenille, Tan
- Natural Deer Hair
- UV Resin
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Tying instructions
Build a short thread base immediately behind the eye of the hook.
Secure bead chain eyes to the top of the hook shank using cross wraps.
Extend thread base to the bend of the hook.
Pluck a bunch of hackle fibers from the base of a feather, and tie in at the bend.
Tie in a rubber leg along the near and far side of the hook shank at the base of the grizzly hackle.
Rotate the vise 180 degrees, and tie in a bunch of deer body hair at the bend.
Trim butt ends of deer hair extending forward from the tie down point.
Tie in Ice Chenille and wrap thread forward to dumbbell eyes.
Wrap chenille forward. Secure in front of dumbbell eyes. Trim tag.
Pull deer hair back over top of chenille body. Secure in front of dumbbell eyes.
Trim excess deer hair in front of thread wraps. Build a thread head & whip finish.
Coat deer hair & thread wraps with a thin layer of UV resin to complete.