Ball of Fry

Ball of Fry

contributed by Don Boyle

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Materials

HookTiemco TMC 9395 #8 or #10
Beads5/32" Gold main bead with an optional Orange Seed bead
ThreadOlive 8/0
TailOlive Marabou
BodyOlive Ice Dub
FlashPearl Krystal Flash
LegsOlive Silly Legs
CollarOlive Ice Dub

Notes

A year-round cutthroat pattern for beaches and streams, fished on an intermediate sinking line with short quick strips to provoke aggressive strikes. Tie it with or without the orange bead, depending on what the cutthroat are taking on a given day.

Published in January 2019 (Vol 52 No 1), page 10.