Description
Hot Mess — big, bright, and impossible to ignore.
The Hot Mess is a 5/0 big-game streamer built for the fish that put your backing in the water. Approximately 5 inches of chartreuse and white feathers, saddle hackle, and marabou stack into a massive profile with maximum movement — the kind of fly that gets crushed by tarpon rolling in the pass, jack crevalle busting bait on the surface, GTs stalking a coral edge, and yellowfin tuna keyed on flying fish.
The chartreuse and white color combination is a proven big-game producer in every ocean. It reads as a wounded, panicked baitfish from a distance, and the bright chartreuse throat pops against blue water on hot pursuits. Tied on a Daiichi 2546 5/0 stainless saltwater hook — the standard for tarpon, GT, and offshore work — the Hot Mess is built to handle serious fish without bending out.
Fish it fast on a full sink or intermediate line. Let the profile breathe on the pause. Strip strike hard.
Specs
- Hook: Daiichi 2546 Saltwater, size 5/0 stainless steel
- Length: approximately 5 inches
- Body: White saddle hackle tail with chartreuse marabou and chartreuse saddle hackle collar
- Eyes: Holographic saltwater
- Weight: Unweighted (fish on sinking line)
- Tied by: FINATICS Fly Company
Fishes well for: Tarpon, Giant Trevally (GT), yellowfin tuna, jack crevalle, bull redfish, striped bass, and any pelagic or inshore predator that keys on baitfish.
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