Mike Schmidt’s Egg Sucking Minnow
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Tied By Darrell Olson
Hook: Kona BC2, Size 8
Thread: Veevus 70 Denier, Red
Body Parts: bead, throat, underwing, underwing 2, overwing, eyes
Materials: Nymph-Head Heavy Metal Tungsten Bead, 4.0mm, Shrimp Pink, Poly Pro Yarn, Red, Senyo Laser Dub, White, Sybai Tan Ghost Hair, Senyo Laser Dub, Tan, Fish Skull Living Eyes, 5mm, Ice
Notes:
There is a fly called “The Egg-Sucking Leech” and it is a curious thing because it imitates something not actually found in nature; however minnows do eat fish eggs as do other fish species. This could be the reason Mike Schmidt designed the Egg Sucking Minnow is my guess.