The Bad Hair Day
A scruffy craft fur streamer that darts and dives like nothing else, and has hooked some of the biggest tarpon in Tabasco.
The Bad Hair Day is one of my go to minnow flies. This fly darts and dives and moves unlike any fly before. This fly landed some of the largest Tarpon we hooked in Tabasco.
Hook: Favorite Streamer Hook
Tail: Craft Fur, Flash
Body: Reverse Tied Craft Fur
Keys to tying this fly: Make sure you leave a little of the under fur in the Craft Fur, it provides a little bulk giving this fly a little larger profile. Have fun with colors on this fly, don’t be afraid to try something unusual.
DUN Magazine Ties The Bad Air Day from Dun Magazine on Vimeo.
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