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Martin's Mundane Crazy Dane

Martin Joergensen
Warm saltwater fly
Very easy
  • Start the thread just behind the hook eye

  • Form a base for the eyes

  • Tie in the eyes on top of the hook shank leaving some space up to the hook eye

  • Turn the hook upside down in the vise

  • Take the thread to just behind the eyes

  • GP version

    • Strip the soft barbs off a couple of red golden pheasant breast feathers

    • Lay the feathers together aligning the tips

    • Take a couple of loose turns over the stems to hold them flat against the underside of the hook shank (now top of the upside down hook)

    • Pull the stems until the barbs have a suitable length and gather to a small round bunch just reaching into the hook bend

    • Take a couple more tight turns of thread to secure the feathers and flare them a bit

    • Trim the surplus stems and barbs


  • Herl version

    • Take a couple of peacock herl and simply rip off the stiff base

    • Rip the rest of the herl into 3-4 piece each depending on length

    • Align the tips and tie in just behind the eyes so that the tipe just reach into the hook bend

    • Trim the surplus herl

  • Take the thread to the front of the eyes covering the underwing butts

  • Fold over 3-4 straws of Krystal Flash one or two times to get about double the wing length

  • The final overwing should be about 1½ times the hook length

  • Cut the ends open. The wing doesn't have to be very even

  • Take one end of the bunch in each hand and catch the thread, pulling the bunch into the latest thread turn

  • Pull the bunch to the top of the hook shank under the thread and secure with a couple of wraps

  • Bend back the front part and tie down both parts behind the eyes

  • Wrap over the flash and maybe form a small head in front of the eyes. I don't mind a bit of flash being visible over the eyes

  • Whip finish and cut thread

  • Varnish over eyes and thread

bonefish
sea trout (sea run)
Hook Kamasan B170 size 6-4
Tying thread Black 6/0
Eyes Bead chain or dumbbell depending on availability or desired weight (dumbbells are typically heavier)
Underwing A couple of red golden pheasant breast feathers long enough to just cover the hook point
Underwing (alternative) A couple peacock herl
Overwing Four straws of pearl Krystal flash folded over 2-3 times to create a small bunch

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