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Bluntnose Minnow Breeding Male
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Pimephales notatus

Bluntnose Minnow Breeding Male Material Kit $21.20, enough material for 20 minnows.

Hook & Eye Size

#2 #4 #6 #2 Heavy #4 Heavy #2 Light #4 Light

Maximum Size: 3.5
Shape: Terete.
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #2 - #14
Thread: Black, 8/0 Uni-thread

Tail: Black Hanked Lite-Brite glued to form a lateral stripe
Tail Fin: Clear
Body: None
Eye & Insert: Silver Spirit River Real Eye with Priz Silver 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite

Snout Color or Change Thread: Black
Belly or Stomach: Pearl Blue Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Dark Olive Hanked Lite-Brite

Head Color: Dark Olive
Cheek & Chin Color: Dark Olive
Pectoral Fins: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Anal Fin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Pelvic Fin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Dorsal Fin: Clear

Colored Markers: Olive Green Prismacolor Pen for Head and cheek and chin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen for lower fins.
Tying Notes: None

Important notes: The breeding male turns very black silver in color and guards his nest until the eggs hatch. This behavior is one of the reasons that this species is so prolific.

Fishin' What They See, Vol. 1 $14.95
The White and Black River Systems Above Their Confluence and The Little Red River System.

 

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