Spawn polliwog tails

troutpocket

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These things are fun! @SpawnFlyFish offers these tails and I picked up a few last spring. I finally got the opportunity to tie a batch of simple jigs and fished them recently at a mixed species reservoir in central WA:

Thread 'Mixed bag day with Troutpocket'
https://pnwflyfishing.com/forum/index.php?threads/mixed-bag-day-with-troutpocket.11994/

I tied up a few more now that I have some confidence in how they fish.
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Hook: Ahrex FW551 #6
Bead: 3.8mm tungsten slotted
Thread: black Ultra Thread 140
Tail: Spawn polliwog
Body: Spawn simiseal UV collection
Collar: ice dub (optional)
Hackle: pheasant rump
 
Interesting. Could these be used as damsel nymph tails rather than marabou?
 
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