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Ozark Minnow Breeding Female
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Notropis nubilus

Ozark Minnow Breeding Female Material Kit $25.50, enough for 20 minnows.

Hook & Eye Size

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

Maximum Size: 3 inches
Shape: Slender
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #2 - #14
Thread: Black, 8/0 Uni-thread
Tail: Brite Yellow Hanked Lite-Brite color a Black marker lateral band leaving yellow tail

Tail Fin: Yellow
Body: Black Bodi-Braid
Eye & Insert: Silver Spirit River, Real Eye with Priz Chartreuse 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Gold Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Chartreuse Hanked Lite-Brite

Snout Color or Change Thread: Olive Dun, 8/0 Uni-Thread
Belly or Stomach: Brite Yellow Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Chartreuse Hanked Lite-Brite with Bronze Hanked Lite-Brite prominent stripe over

Head Color: Olive
Cheek & Chin Color: Yellowish
Pectoral Fins: Yellowish
Anal Fin: Yellowish
Pelvic Fin: Yellowish
Dorsal Fin: Clear

Colored Markers: Black for lateral band and dashes above and below lateral band: yellow for all fins
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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