Hook: TMC 811 s- Mustad 34007- Mustad S71 SSS-Daihici 2546
Size: 4 # - 2 #
Thread: Dyneema
Eyes: Prismati Silver 2 .5 mm
Wing: White Marabou
Tail materials: DNA Frosty Fish Fibre Polar and DNA Frosty Fish Fibre Dark Olive
Other Items: 5 Min Epoxy

The DNA/Marabou Baitfish
While DNA is an excellent material used on it`s own, there´s no reason why you can`t add other materials, both synthetic and natural, to add other qualities to your flies. This pattern uses marabou to give a bit of exxtra movement.

STEPS 1-5
1.Tie in the thread just behind the hookeye.
2. Cut off excess thread, and wind the thread down to just before the start of the hookbend.
3. Tie in a 5-6" lenght of silver tinsel, and, covering the tinsel, wind the thread back to just behind the hookeye.
4. Wind the tinsel to just behind the hookeye, and secure it using a couple of tight turns of the thread.
5. Cut off any excess tinsel.

STEPS 6-9
6. Wind the thread back towards the hookbend, about 1/7".
7. Tie in the "top end" of a marabou feather. Make sure that the marabou you`re using has stems pliable enough for winding around a hookshank.
8. Wind the marabou as you would any hackle. After each turn, stroke the fibres back towards the hookbend.
9. When your hackle is of a "suitable size", secure it with a couple of turns of the thread. "Suitable size" can be anything from a single turn of marabou, to something reminiscent of a small bird. It depends on your own preferences. On this fly I´ve used 3 turns.

STEP 10
10. Stroke all the fibres back towards the hookshank, and tie them down just enough for a "baitfish profile" to appear

STEPS 11-19
11. Select a suitable amount of DNA Frosty Fibers(illustrated with the olive, start with the white)
12. Cut of the selected DNA
13. Pull the fibers in one end so that the tips DON`T line up
14. Fold the DNA over.
15 Cut at the "folding point"
16. You now have a bunch of tapered fibers, ready to tie on
17. Tie in the white DNA. After the first couple of turns, press on the top and bottom side of the tie-in point to make the fibres spread on the bottomside of the hookshank. Add a couple of tight turns, and cut off any excess material.
18. Turn the fly up-right in the vise, and tie in the olive DNA the same way you tied in the white.
19. Whipfinish, and cut off the thread.

STEPS 20-22
20. Add a THIN coaing of 5-min epoxy. Hold the DNA and marabou in place while it dries. When almost dry, place a couple of stick-on eyes on each side of the head.
21. Add a second coating of epoxy to give the head an even surface(/good looks!)
22. Go SWFFing!