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Grouper
 
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FISHING TIP # 287 MACKEREL BUG All you need is a hook, 6 craft store "Pony Beads," a couple of stick on eyes and, in this case, I used a tiny strip of Fuschia Mylar. The Pony Beads are 250 for $2.
In this example I used a 2/0 Mustad 34011 SS hook. These are $12/100.
The shredded Mylar (Fuschia in this bug) was $0.99 for enough to make a million bugs. The Eyes are 4mm stick on eyes from Witch Craft Tape Products. These cost some where around $0.02 each. The Pony Beads come in myriad colors so you can let your imagination run wild. This makes a mighty tough bug. COMPONENTS 
WIRES 
FLASH MATERIAL TIED TO WIRE 
Life is too short to catch little fish.
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Mingo
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| Can you post a picture of these? I would love to see what it looks like.
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Snapper
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Do you use hot melt glue to secure the beads. Do the bead slide over the barb?
______________________________________Grady White 20 Overnighter 225 Ocean Pro named: Head Turner
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Grouper
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| I'll post a step by step. Somehow I picked up a draft of this tip with no instructions. When I posted it here, I picked a tip pretty much at random. Gotta run to the shop for a few minutes to make one from scratch. Sorry for the problem. I hve a bunch of these bugs on my boat because Spanish Mackerel fishing is good here right now. Actually I'm glad this happened. It points out the need for serious proof reading. Insert the wire up the butt of the bug and come out the head. 
Bend the front end of the wire down at right angles about 3/16" . 
6 bugs 
Insert bent wire thru hook eye and crimp tight 
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Snapper
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if u did pink and white w/ a smaller hook i wonder if they would work for pomps???
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Grouper
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I do the same thing on a jig head ahd have caught Pompano on them.
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| I use this rig for Trout when Blowfish and Pinfish are tearing up GULP and soft Plastic. I ought to use it more often. I've caught Pompano on it. 
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