Founded 1994 by Armand Courchaine

Frank Powers' Epoxy Minnow

Hook: Size 1/0 34007

Wing: White bucktail, Silver Flashabou, Blue bucktail (Colors may vary; synthetic materials may be used.)

Body: (Gartside) Corsair tubing 1/3 inch

5 Minute Epoxy, stick-on eyes, blue and red Prismacolor

Wrap thread to point.
Tie on a small pinch of white bucktail. Add a drop of head cement to thread.
Fold 3 strands of Silver Flashabou and tie on ahead of the bucktail.
Tie on a small pinch of blue bucktail. Add a drop of head cement to thread.
Hold tubing with threads centered horizontally (they will become the lateral lines) so that one end is against the thread wrapping. Wrap end of tubing.Whip finish.
Push tube back slightly. Find the point on the tubing just behind the hook eye. Stretch tubing out and cut at the point you found, erring on the long side. You can always cut a little more.
Tie down tubing just behind the eye, build head, and whip finish.
Color thread line blue till it darkens, then color the top half blue.
Coat with epoxy and turn on vise or rotor till almost dry (slightly sticky).
Stick on eyes with pupil on the lateral line.
Draw a red gill line.
Coat with epoxy.