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Stealth Bomber
How do you tie a Stealth Bomber?
Stealth Bomber is a streamer fly pattern for bass, panfish. Find its 7 materials and 11 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 4 of 5
- Target species
- bass, panfish
- Pattern designer
- Kent Edmonds
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: #4-10 curved or straight
- Thread: To match body, 210 Denier Black
- Tail: Bucktail and Krystal flash, White Bucktail, Red Krystal Flash
- Underbody: Ice dub, Black Ice Dub
- Body: 2mm foam, Black 2mm Foam
- Wing: Krystal Flash, Red Krystal Flash
- Legs: Rubber tubing (usually barred), Black Rubber Legs
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Tying instructions
Attach hook to vise.
Wrap thread from behind the eye to the bend of the hook.
Tie in white bucktail at the bend of the hook, extending one and a half times the length of the body.
Tie in red krystal flash at the bend of the hook, extending almost as long as the white bucktail.
Tie in black 2mm foam at the bend of the hook, extending towards the eye.
Dub black ice dub from the bend of the hook to two thirds up the shank.
Fold the black 2mm foam over the dubbing and tie down with thread.
Tie in red krystal flash on top of the hook shank.
Fold the foam over the krystal flash and tie down with thread.
Tie in rubber legs on each side of the hook shank.
Whip finish and cut thread.