A large muddler for pike
Brown Monster Muddler
Materials:
| Hook | Large but light pike hook size 1/0-6/0 |
| Thread | Brown |
| Tail | 4-6 badger or furnace hackle feathers |
| Rib | Oval silver tinsel |
| Body | Brown dubbing or brown chenille |
| Wing | 4-6 strips of silver mylar |
| Head/collar | Brown deer hair |
Tying instructions
- Select 4-6 hackle feathers abd strip or cut the webby part from the feathers. The tail should be a bit longer than the hook shank
- Tie in 2 or 3 feathers on each side of the hook, dull side out
- Tie in ribbing over the hook bend
- Tie in chenille over the hook bend and wind tying thread forward followed by the chenille to one third behind the hook eye
- Tie down and cut surplus
or... - Dub a slightly tapered body to one third shank length behind the hook eye
- Wind the ribbing opposite the body material
- Tie down and trim
- Tie in the mylar flash over the front of the body. Length should be to middle of tail
- Stack a bunch of deer hair and tie in to form a collar
- Tie in more deer hair to form a large and dense head
- Whipfinish in front of the head and varnish
- Trim deer hair to form a large conical head
The Monster Muddler is good for more exotic fish too. This mail arrived on December the 25th 1995:
Hey Martin,
Happy holidays, I hope you're still online and you receive this note...
Stopped by the Glades the other day, first time since summer I really checked it out... I was very surprised to see the tarpon rolling, I threw every fly I had, until the large sized muddler you tied hooked and landed a 15 pounder... It was a memorable moment, and loads of fun...
I'm all outta muddlers, and I need some help with the recipe, so if you're still around, please let me know how I'd go about creating one..
Merry Xmas..Paul
NMB, Florida
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