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Code Cracker
Code Cracker is a PMD nymph from Cheech, made as a far simpler answer to the full split case nymph. A thread body of dark mocha brown carries a Coq de Leon tail and a yellow foam wing case under thin UV resin. That bright spot is the point of the fly, since fish on the PMD hatch tend to key on a dark nymph with a bright mark on its back. Chartreuse, white or pink wing cases give them something different. Tied here on a size 16 hook.
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Materials
Hareline Slotted Tungsten Beads - Classic Colors, black, 7/64 inch (2.8mm) (or Fulling Mill Slotted Tungsten Beads, black, 2.8mm)
Black · 2.8mm
Spanish Coq De Leon - Pardo (or UV2 Coq de Leon Perdigon Fire Tail Feathers, fl. natural)
Rainy's Cross-Link Sheet Foam, yellow, 0.5mm (or 1mm, or Razor Foam, opaque yellow)
Yellow · 0.5mm
Solarez UV Cure Resin - Thin Hard 1/2 oz
How to Tie the Code Cracker
- 1
Step 1
Slide the black bead onto the jig hook and mount the hook in the vise.
- 2
Step 2
Start the thread behind the bead and take it back along the shank to the bend.
- 3
Step 3
Tie in a small bunch of Coq de Leon fibers at the bend for the tail. Bind the butts along the shank and trim any excess.
- 4
Step 4
Wrap the thread over the shank to build a smooth, slim body, ending just behind the bead.
- 5
Step 5
Cut a narrow strip of yellow foam from the sheet.
- 6
Step 6
Tie the strip on top of the shank right behind the bead, with the long end angled back over the body.
- 7
Step 7
Whip finish behind the bead and cut the thread.
- 8
Step 8
Touch a small drop of UV resin to the foam at the tie-in point.
- 9
Step 9
Trim the foam strip down to a short tab so only a small yellow spot remains behind the bead.
- 10
Step 10
Coat the wing case and the front of the body with thin UV resin, then cure it with a UV light.
Swap the yellow foam for chartreuse, white or pink to change the look of the hot spot.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhlKY_mqjsQ
Credit: Cheech / Fly Fish Food