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Striped Shiner Breeding Male
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Luxilus chrysocephalus

Striped Shiner Breeding Male Material Kit $25.50, enough for 20 minnows.

Hook & Eye Size

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

Maximum Size: 4
Shape: Slab-sided
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #1 - #14
Thread: Pink, 8/0 Uni-Thread

Tail: Pink Hanked Lite-Brite
Tail Fin: Red Prismacolor Pen
Body: Gold Bodi-Braid
Eye & Insert: Silver Spirit River Real Eye
with Priz Gold 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Hot Coral Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Pink Hanked Lite-Brite then Gold Hanked Lite-Brite over

Snout Color or Change Thread: Pink
Belly or Stomach: Hot Coral Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Pearl Green/Olive Hanked Lite-Brite then Bronze Hanked Lite-Brite for broad midline stripe

Head Color: Reddish Olive
Cheek & Chin Color: Red Prismacolor Pen
Pectoral Fins: Red Prismacolor Pen
Anal Fin: Red Prismacolor Pen
Pelvic Fin: Red Prismacolor Pen
Dorsal Fin: Red Prismacolor Pen

Colored Markers: Red Prismacolor Pen for all fins and cheek: Black Prismacolor Pen for scattered crescents on the sides and a spot on the tail.
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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