Fly Tying: Martin's Minnow with Martyn White

This deadly little streamer was devised by Martin Smith of England for targeting trout, but it has since proved itself for a range of other species including bass, zander, perch and pike. It'll certainly catch other species too, and is definitely worth trying for any predatory gamefish. You'll see plenty of variants with different additions, but I don't think they work better than the original.
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I strongly recommend a salon style UV lamp to give these and all your UV resin flies a final cure for a hard, clear tack free finish regardless of the brand resin you use
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Material list
Hook: Ahrex FW550
Weight: Tungsten bead
Thread: 140 denier of your choice
Body: Congo hair/EP ( Use stiffer material for bigger flies)
Eyes: Tape or 3D eye
UV resin.

[@charlesmcfarlane2082]

Nice. Stout hook! Simple and looks very effective. Well done.

[@mscustomlures]

Nicely tied mate, I use cheapo Chinese uv and a decent torch and I've only ever had the heads crack when I've cast them at structure and bounced them off. You'll probably know I started out with bug bond but with the amount of them I was tying it got silly so started buying 200g bottles of the cheap stuff and used a better torch and they cured perfect 100% of the time. The uv oven will definitely be better for your eyes over time though 👌🏻

[@MyPancho1]

What a great looking offering! Thanks again Martyn for your contribution to my pattern repertoire... Looks perfect for my spring white bass run..

[@FlickingFeathers]

It's a fantastic pattern. I'm sure you'll catch a white bass or 2 on it