Squid Popper Other Saltwater Hook : Mustad 34011 or equivalent Size 6 - 3/0. Thread : Yellow. Tentacles : Yellow hackles tied splayed. Collar : Yellow hackles. Eyes : Stemmed dolls eyes joined to form a dumbbell. Body : Safety ear plug coated with epoxy.
Tying Instructions 1) Tie a full shank bed of thread 2) Tie in the dumbbell eyes 3) Take a safety ear plug and slit down the length of it 4) Place over hook shank 5) Give a couple of drops of superglue and hold in place till it sets 6) Coat whole of the head with five minute epoxy (you can add black marker dots to body prior to this if you like) 7) Once dry 8) Tie in splayed hackles 9) Tie in hackle and form collar in front of eyes 10) Tie off and go fishing.
Fly Notes Can be done in white or pink depending on body material colour. If you have an motorized epoxy drying wheel. Best to make five or so of these flies and epoxy them at the same time to save wasted epoxy and maximize time usage.
Fishing Notes Standard popper setup and use. Or use the fly on a full, sinking, intermediate or sink tip fly line. As you strip the sinking lines the fly is dragged under the water surface, on the long pause during the strip the fly waggles its tail as it rises to wards the surface. Leave it sit for a while and give it another half to one meter medium paced strip (or two strips). Target species include Snapper, Bream, trevally, flathead, Mulloway, Kingfish, Cobia, tuna and others.
Location Notes Weed beds, offshore structures jetties rock bars anywhere a squid would hang out and the predators that eat them.
Prey Notes Squid representation.
Tier Richard Carter

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