Hareline Flashabou Minnow Body

Description:

What it is

Flashabou Minnow Body is a braided minnow-body tubing you slide over the hook shank to build a baitfish-shaped body fast. Its flashy and realistic in the water, and it gives you instant volume without having to stack up a bunch of separate layers. Its easy to use and works in both freshwater and saltwater patterns.

What to tie with it

Use it for baitfish bodies and attractor bodies on small to large flies, either by sliding it over the shank or lashing it down and trimming to shape. Its a quick way to make a clean, consistent minnow profile, especially when you want a full-bodied look without a lot of wrapping or layering.

Flies and the fish they're for

No specific example patterns are listed for this material, but its built for minnow-style bodies that get fished anywhere youd throw a baitfish imitation. That puts it in the mix for freshwater predators like trout and smallmouth on rivers and lakes, and saltwater fish like redfish and striped bass in flats and bays, when theyre keying on small bait. It also fits attractor-style streamers where flash and profile are doing most of the work.

How it compares

Compared to building a wrapped flash body with Hareline Pearlescent Flat Tinsel, this tubing is less fiddly at the vise and gives you volume immediately. If youve ever wrapped tinsel for a body, this is the slide it on and youre there version of that look.