Category Archives: Hot Flies

Noel’s NPD Diver Tying Instructions

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Dan Blanton

Tying Instructions

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Noel’s NPD Diver Story

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Dan Blanton

About Noel’s NPD Diver By Noel P. de Guzman The NPD Diver was designed with the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta striped bass in mind. It’s a fly that filled a desire to throw a big topwater pattern to test the theory … Continue reading →

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Ron Dong Crease Fly Story

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Dan Blanton

Ron Dong’s Version of the Joe Blados Crease Fly AKA – the RDCF How I came to develop my version of the Crease Fly By Ron Dong In the sea of Cortez every game fish from dorado to marlin eat … Continue reading →

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Ron Dong Crease Fly Tying Instructions

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Dan Blanton

Tying Tying Instructions Tying Sequence 1. To tie the tail, put an Owner Spinnerbait 3/0 or equivalent hook in your vice. The sequence of building from bottom to top is pearl Polarflash (or a mixture of pearl Mylar and fine … Continue reading →

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Sellers’ SST Tying Instructions

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Tying Instructions

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Sellers’ SST Story

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

by Dan Blanton

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Dan’s Punch Story

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

The Story by Dan Blanton I created my first Punch – the Tropical Punch – around 1980 to entice flats and channel snappers, snook and baby tarpon.  It proved to be deadly on Rio Chico, Venezuela snook and tarpon and … Continue reading →

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Dan’s Punch Tying Instructions

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Tying Instructions Illustrations by John McKim 1. Tie in chain bead eyes 1/4 inch from the eye of the hook. 2. Wrap the thread to the hook bend and tie in small bunch of desired color bucktail. Tie 10 to … Continue reading →

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Dan’s Punch Materials List

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Materials List Hook: Eagle Claw 254 or Tiemco 811S 2/0 to 3/0 (may substitute Eagle Claw 413 60 degree jig hook) Thread: Hot Orange or Chartreuse Danville flat waxed or Fly Master Plus Optics: Large silver bead chain Head: Hot … Continue reading →

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Glazener’s Spinster Story

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

The Spinster Story by George Glazener When I first started fishing for striped bass in the early 80’s I tried the same old lures that everyone else was using – big Pencil poppers, 1 oz. lead head jigs with Sassy … Continue reading →

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