Hurricane Bubba Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Anyone have a good DT Special recipe that they'd like to share? I'm looking to tie up a few dozen before I move back. I think I have everything just looking for input on the hackle. Thanks, Bubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donh Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Looks pretty simple. Google it. Several web sites. dh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason p Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 Regular strung saddle hackle is all I use. Two feathers for the body and one for the collar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Bubba Posted March 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Many thanks. I think I'm going to give it a whirl this weekend. Looks like a relatively simple tie but I'm pretty sure you have to get the tail just right, else it'll spin when retrieving. Thanks, Bubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason p Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Tie the feathers in as far forward as you can and then you can hold the tips of the feathers straight back and lock them down as you move the thread back. Also, Mustad makes some 4XL (shank is 4X longer than normal for hook size) that I use for Cobia, Mackrel, pretty much anything off the beach including large snook. The hook shank acts like a mini wire bite tippet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FLY TIME Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 On 3/5/2017 at 8:02 AM, Hurricane Bubba said: Anyone have a good DT Special recipe that they'd like to share? I'm looking to tie up a few dozen before I move back. I think I have everything just looking for input on the hackle. Thanks, Bubba Good success with this one, simple tie, very effective on the beach/surf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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