Fly Tyer: Tony Sandrone, J Stockard customer & avid tyer

The Bucktail Gamechanger, which Tony Sandrone calls the Nightmare Musky Fly, is a spin off of an already perfect pattern made by Blane Chocklett. It is a pattern that can be altered to fit most materials. The articulations in the fly make it swim like a live bait fish. Using bucktail on this fly is important because it adds a great deal of movement to an already very lifelike pattern.

Materials:

Shanks: 28mm Big Game Shanks or 40mm Big Game Shanks, 40lb or better bite wire for connections 1 foot
Hooks: Ahrex PR320 Predator Stinger hooks in 4/0 and 6/0
Eyes: 15mm Living Eyes from the Flymen Fishing Company
Other Materials: Dyed over White Belly Hair, Bucktail, UV Polar Chenille, Hen Saddle or Neck, FrankenDUB Monster Dub and Hedron Magnum Flashabou
Coatings: Deer Creek Fine Flex UV and Diamond Fine UV

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