Published Sep 1. 2015 - 8 years ago
Updated or edited Oct 1. 2017
Blackout Kluting
Articles w/pattern
A light, tan variation of the Kluting
Originator:
Martin Joergensen
Pattern type:
Cold saltwater fly
Skill level/difficulty:
Easy
Instruction:
- Mount the hook upside down in any vice or normal in a truly rotating vice
- Start the thread just over the hook bend. Actually under when the hook is upside down
- Tie in the silver tinsel under the bend. Actually over when the hook is upside down
- Dub two thirds of the body with an even cylindrical layer of dubbing
- Prepare a narrow zonker strip
- Measure the strip for length. Make note of the position where the hook will penetrate the skin
- Punch the hook through the skin in this spot
- Pull the skin tightly up against the body
- Tie down the skin in front of the body and cut surplus
- Tie in the eyes on top of the hook shank. Actually under the hook when the hook is upside down
- Prepare some deer hair and stack it according to taste
- Flare the deer over the eyes. Keep it under the hook shank. Actually over the hook when the hook is upside down
- Add several drops of varnish on the bases of the hair and eyes
- Let dry
Species:
Materials:
Hook | Kamasan B175, #4-8 |
Tying thread | Tan 6/0 |
Body | Tan dubbing, hare or similar |
Wing/tail | Narrow zonker strip, natural tan rabbit |
Eyes | Bead chain |
Head/wing | Natural deer hair |
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