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Lunch Money Fly
How do you tie a Lunch Money Fly?
Lunch Money Fly is a streamer fly pattern for trout, bass. Find its 6 materials and 29 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- trout, bass
- Pattern designer
- Matt Bennett
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: Gamakatsu B10S size 4
- Thread: Veevus Power Thread 140 Fire Orange
- Eyes: Painted Lead Eyes-Medium
- Tail: Hareline Barred Rabbit Strips
- Legs: Hareline Sili Legs
- Body: Senyo's Laser Dub White, Tan, and Gold
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Start the thread one hook eye length back.
Wrap the thread back 15 wraps.
Twist the thread straight.
Wrap the thread forward 15 wraps.
Tie in the painted lead eyes with figure eight wraps.
Wrap the thread back to the starting point.
Measure the rabbit strip to be just longer than the hook shank.
Tie in the rabbit strip by the skin.
Remove the fly from the vise.
Pop the hook eye through the rabbit strip.
Resecure the hook in the vise.
Tie in the rabbit strip with thread.
Wrap the thread back to the lead eyes.
Tie in sili legs on the near side of the hook.
Pull the legs back and secure them with thread.
Tie in sili legs on the far side of the hook.
Pull the legs back and secure them with thread.
Dub white laser dub to the thread.
Wrap the dubbing forward to create the body.
Dub tan laser dub to the thread.
Wrap the dubbing forward to create the body.
Dub gold laser dub to the thread.
Wrap the dubbing forward to create the body.
Whip finish the fly.
Apply Loon Flow UV resin to the head.
Cure the resin with a UV light.
Apply yellow and orange marker to the head to blend the colors.
Brush the head to blend the colors.