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How To Tie: Mikes Snook Slider

Difficulty: difficult

70% difficulty

Time: 15-20 minutes

70% timely

Cost: expensive

expensive cost
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Imitates: shrimp, ambiguous/something tasty

Target species: tarpon, snook, redfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, peacock bass, seatrout, jack crevalle

Where to fish: backcountry, intracoastal/inland bays and waterways, warmwater lakes/ponds/rivers/canals

Notes: It is important to note the amount of deer hair used when tying this pattern drastically affects its sink rate and where the fly rides. For some situations, you want to add more deer hair to make it ride higher (so you don't snag grass or the bottom). Tied on an SL12S short, this fly is perfectly okay to throw at large fish. This fly will push water and snake right under the surface perfect for those fish sitting in holes or in under 3 feet of water.

About the fly:

This is a deadly effective pattern for Florida Bay and the backcountry mangroves. It is important to note the amount of deer hair used when tying this pattern drastically affects its sink rate and where the fly rides. For some situations, you want to add more deer hair to make it ride higher (so you don’t snag grass or the bottom). This fly will push water and snake right under the surface perfect for those fish sitting in holes or in under 3 feet of water. Tarpon and redfish will gladly accept this fly and it is perfect to have it on when you’re not sure what you are getting into!

Helpful tools/additional materials:

If you want to align the tips of the deer-hair:
To pick-out the foxy brush before adding deer-hair:
For brushing out underfur and cleaning up stray Craft Fur:

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