Baby 3x2 Gar Baitfish Saltwater Hook : Long shank 34011 and a short shank 34007. Thread : White. Body : Large Corsair Minnow body tubing. Beak : Black & red. Eyes : Stick-on prismatic. (black on pearl most common, black on yellow next common). Markings : Red & black permanent markers.
Tying Instructions 1) Using white thread. 2) Take a short shanked hook one to two sizes smaller then the main long shank hook and tie on a length metal trace or a doubled loop of mono trace to the bare hook shank - super glue and or epoxy tie in point. 3) Cut an appropriate length of Corsair minnow body tubing. 4) Feed smaller hook into body tubing, tie tubing to hook shank - super glue tie in point. Leave enough minnow tubing hanging past hook bend to later form tail - set aside temporarily. 5) Place main hook in vice. 6) Tie mono or wire trace to main hook, super glue tie in point. 7) Slide minnow body tubing into place and tie in at the half way point of the hook shank . 8) Change over to the black thread. 9) Wrap tie in point of minnow tubing and the rest of the hook shank to form level and even beak section. 10) Change over to red thread and add a red tip to the beak just behind the hook eye. 11) Epoxy head and beak sections and back to gill area - allow to set. 12) While epoxy still tacky add prism eyes and give another light layer of epoxy to hold in place more securely. 13) With permanent markers add dark back and gills. Optionally but not required is a prominent black dot in the top half of the fly just in front of the tail tie in point. 14) Add a little epoxy to tail, ensure flat and once dry, a cut "V" out of tail to form tail. Mark appropriately with marker pen.
Fly Notes
Fishing Notes Fished with either a floating line or sinking line. Depending on where in the water column the baitfish are travelling and the intended target species resides. Remember there is no point in chasing flathead with the fly on the surface or tarpon with the fly bouncing on the bottom. Though weirder things have happened in the past. Can be targeted on most estuarine and inshore species - big flathead, mangrove jack, trevally, spanish and spotted mackerel, wahoo. In larger sizes should work for billfish.
Location Notes Anywhere in the salt that contain garfish.
Prey Notes Baitfish representation - small Garfish.
Tier Richard Carter

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