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Fathead Minnow Breeding Male
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Pimephales promelas

Fathead Minnow Material Kit $23.50, enough for 20 minnows.

Hook & Eye Size

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

Maximum Size: 3
Shape: Robust.
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #2 - #14
Thread: Black, 8/0 Uni-thread

Tail: Copper Hanked Lite-Brite
Tail Fin: Blackish
Body: None
Eye & Insert: Gold, Spirit River, Real Eye
with Priz Chartreuse 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Copper Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Peacock Hanked Lite-Brite

Snout Color or Change Thread: Black
Belly or Stomach: Hare's Ear Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Bronze Hanked Lite-Brite then Black Hanked Lite-Brite for mid dorsum stripe

Head Color: Black
Cheek & Chin Color: Black
Pectoral Fins: Blackish
Anal Fin: Blackish
Pelvic Fin: Blackish
Dorsal Fin: Blackish

Colored Markers: Black for all fins, Head, cheek and chin
Tying Notes: None

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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