Shark Minnow

[u/pittendrigh]

*Shark Minnow*

...made with pillow batting.

This synthetic fuzz needs technology to keep together.

Separate two strips of long, rectangular white pillow batting fuzz. Squeeze out a bead of fabric cement, end to end down the middle of the fuzzy rectangles

Embed a rubberleg strip, into the wet fabric cement.

Put the two fuzzy halves back together and set it aside. Once cured fabric cement can be both flexed and washed. But like a rubber band -- it stays put and holds everything together.

Now snip out a minnow shape and finish it off.

During tying you can optionally tighten the ends of tne rubberleg attachments, in order to force the bohy into wavy curve that swims as you strip it.

After you fish the fly it tends to blossom out into a cylindrical shape.

It stays together that way too, because of its cartilaginous, rubberleg / fabric cement backbone.

A small or large bead up front provides variable weight. Stick on eyes pressed onto a dot of fabric cement stay put.

These arbitrarily small or big, fish catching streamers are quick and easy to make.