Boots Allen: Booty's Baitfish
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21m
RECIPE:
Hook: Standard 1/0 or 2/0 saltwater hook (example- Mustad 34007)
Thread: Chartruese 3/0 flat wax nylon
Body: Ice or Krystal Flash chenille, gold or light olive
Top Wing: Super Hair or Crinkle Hair, blue
Interior Lateral Line: Krystal Flash chenille - gold or pearl
Exterior Lateral Line: Super Hair or Crinkle Hair, sea-foam green or olive
Belly Wing: Super Hair or Crinkle Hair, light blue.
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Thread: Black 6/0 or 8/0
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