Tying The Spoon Minnow 2.0!
We have simplified the materials and process for building out the spoon minnow! Long gone is the need for acrylic nails that started this process decades ago. We have developed and have available the body parts to build this fly in a very simple process. You will need a hook, thread, lead wire, loctite gel, 5 minute epoxy, paint or nail polish, eyes if you prefer, and a topcoat of sally hansens, hard as hull, or 24 epoxy. Outside of the drying time for the glues and paint, this is a very simple fly that is super fun to fish!
MATERIALS-
HOOK- Gamakatsu B10s size 1 or 1/0, Umpqua X-Series Flats hook XS420 in size 1 or 1/0, Gamakatsu SC15 size 3/0, Tiemco 8089 in size 6, Gamakatsu SL12S size 2/0, Umpqua X-Series All purpose XS410 in size 3/0
THREAD- FLAT WAXED NYLON
WEIGHT- LEAD OR LEAD FREE ROUND WIRE .020, .025, .030
BODY- MC SPOON MINNOW BODY
ADHESIVES- LOCTITE, 5 MINUTE EPOXY, HARD AS HULL, 24HR EPOXY
- Tags: fly tying
- Colby Trow
