Barr's Slumpbuster Fly Tying Instructions by Charlie Craven

Slumpbuster Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #04-10 Tiemco 5262
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Cone: Large Silver Tungsten Conehead
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Thread: Black 6/0 UNI
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Tail: Black Pine Squirrel Zonker Strip
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Body: Blue Sparkle Braid
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Rib: Blue Brassie Wire
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Collar:Black Pine Squirrel Zonker Strip
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[@richardjones2129]

Nice fly and easy to understand tutorial. Thank you, Charlie, for the good tips and "how to" guidance. Definitely a fan of the blue color. Will have to add this to my box. God Bless n Fish on!

[@sergtang5593]

Didn’t know this one…Thanks!

[@user-ic_]

Different approach for the collar, thanks!

[@dominicrose4009]

If I had just one streamer pattern in my box this is likely the one I would choose.

[@Marky4709]

Love me some Slumpies!!!

[@number6bugger216]

Best color combination EVER!

[@jamesvatter5729]

Great pattern! Brown trout killer.

[@brianfeeney9493]

You Know Charlie ….. the Longer I Follow Your Craft ……. The More I am Impressed by Your Continued Increasing Skill Level and attention to minutiae !!!!! Thank You for my continuing education in Flydom 🎉🎉🎉
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[@conorlinehan4434]

I literally learned how to tie a better San Juan worm from Charlie loooool. If people take the time to watch some of these videos 2-3 times, the amount of small details and tricks he mentions have made my fly tying ability’s grow exponentially.

[@ruebdogg1]

Thanks Charlie!

[@huntingmissouri5420]

I tied this bug over 12 years ago, and fished it I was amazed with how many trout I caught on it wow. They would hit it so hard ,they would break 6X line instantly. I had to go to 4X line ,then I would keep them on the line. I think I lost 6 flys before I figured it out. I offered my bud a fly, he said no I'm good. And after 6 or 7 fish landed, he came up to me and said give me one of them. Lol what a great day!! What a great fly! One of my go to buds!

[@CharliesFlyBox]

2x is probably the lightest I’d fish a streamer on, and I typically use 0x!

[@ruthcoates9587]

Looks like a fairly easy tie! Looking forward to trying it!

[@wmklaus7690]

I fished this fly for smallmouth bass in Western New York , works great, also caught a nice size largemouth bass in Florida with it to .

[@conorlinehan4434]

That collar installment is clutch, tied my first row up in some brown, will get into some other colors soon. Trying to get better at dry fly and streamer fishing and tying. Always something to learn. Hopefully they will do well in the alpine this summer along the front range

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Pretty much work anywhere fish lurk :-) thanks for the video

[@fishbeelowme245]

A must for PNW trout spey anglers. Love black & blue! I cover a run with a 11' 4 weight single rig with size 6. Might go back through the same run with my 11' 3 weight with a size 10 with a small soft hackle in front! Love your content

[@michaelmott3083]

Great top fly for a Pyramid Lake Beattle or Booby dropper rig.

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

A spritz of hairspray to keep the squirrel fur standing up helps as well. Just wash it off before fishing.

[@markinnis8404]

Isn't this a knock off of the Zonker?? A cone head zonker!!

[@CharliesFlyBox]

It’s similar in that it has a strip of fur for the wing, but that’s about it. Different body and collar and tied quite differently. Sort of a Matuka/Zonker hybrid.