SLF 90 DEGREE

Variation of the original Carl Richards "Richard's Sardine" pattern by Nial Logan

The success of soft plastics for catching bream is well known. This tie has been developed to imitate the characteristics exhibited by the plastic counterparts. The materials impart plenty of action while the jig hook allows the fly to swim point up so you can get it into the places bream like to inhabit with less likelihood of snagging. The variety available in the SLF range means that colour combinations are only limited by the tiers imagination. A gold and black version tied on a 4/0 has shown good results in water with poor visibility for barramundi.

Hook:
#6 to 4/0 Mustad 90 degree Jig Hook (32746NPBLN)

Thread:
flat waxed in colour to suit body colour

Materials:
Tail - white SLF
Body - silver or gold wrap
Wing - white SLF
Eyes - silver/black prismatic
Head - silicon over thread and around eyes.
Weight - .030 lead wire as required

Instructions:

1. Lay down a base of thread from the hook eye to the bend and finish with the thread behind the eye. Add a few wraps of lead wire slightly back from the 90 degree bend and overbind with thread to secure.

2. Take a small clump of SLF and double and cut it so that it is about 2 hook shanks long. Hand stack to get a tapered shape. Tie in behind the lead so that it extends by one shank length past the bend and overwrap with thread back to the bend.

3. Tie in body wrap at the hook bend and transfer thread back to hook eye end.

4. Using close wraps but not overlapping, wrap body material around shank back up the hook shank, tie off and trim excess.

5. Cut off a small clump of SLF and double and cut so that it is slightly shorter than twice the length of the hook shank. Hand taper both ends by pulling some of the fibres out slightly.

6. Use three wraps of thread attach the mid point of the bunch on the bottom of the hook just behind the bend. Fold the front portion of the material back over itself and secure with a few wraps of thread. Use your thumbnail to evenly distribute the materials around bottom half of the hook shank.

7. Turn the hook over and repeat steps 5 & 6. Check that the entire shank is covered and that the materials are distributed evenly.

8. Form a neat head, whip finish and apply a drop of head cement to secure.

9. Attach the eyes and coat the entire head up to the back of the eyes with silicon. When cured, cover the area treated with silicon with clear nail polish.
 

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