Mini Muddler
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Mini Muddler
Several years ago I saw a mini-muddler in this site I can no longer find it The link has been taken down Does anyone have suggestions on how to tie a mini-muddler in a 16 or 18?
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Re: Mini Muddler
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Re: Mini Muddler
It may have been posted by Mark Libertone (sp?)
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Re: Mini Muddler
I don't remember Mark posting a mini muddler pattern here, but you could be right. Mark also posted many of his patterns over on "The Fly Tying" website.
Here is a shortcut link to Mark's patterns on The Fly Tying website:
http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php? ... oft-hackle
This may be the post you were looking for:
http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2220
Here is a shortcut link to Mark's patterns on The Fly Tying website:
http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php? ... oft-hackle
This may be the post you were looking for:
http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2220
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Re: Mini Muddler
Here is another link you may want to look at. This is a blog by Dave Wiltshire, a very talented British fly tier. He did a series of mini muddier flies, which may be of interest to you.
http://davewiltshireflytying.blogspot.c ... ?q=Muddled
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Re: Mini Muddler
paparex, Howdy;
Here's a good video about tying one if that's what you're looking for ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqNgUdyAAns
hank
Here's a good video about tying one if that's what you're looking for ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqNgUdyAAns
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Re: Mini Muddler
Drawing 1 shows the thread attached to the hook, and a bundle of hair held horizontal over the hook. The hair is encircled by the thread, BUT the thread does not around the hook as you would if spinning the hair, it lays on the near side of the hook with the bobbin hanging below it. Drawing two shows the hair bundle raised to the vertical, then shoved down onto the hook shank with half the bundle on either side.
In drawing 3 the bundle is slid forward to just behind the eye, and the leading edge of the thread loop is hooked with a dental pick and teased over the hook eye and under the shank. After that the bundle is slid back to the tie in point, and the bobbin is pulled to tension the thread. When the thread gets snug enough to start flaring the hair, let go of the hair and pull the thread tight.
This is an excellent method for bass bugs, and for adding hair to a muddler head. However, I think the spinning method is better for putting on the first bundle where you want the tips splayed backwards around the body. Dang - I don't know how the photo got flipped, If on of the moderators can rotate it right, please do.
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Re: Mini Muddler
Tom Smithwick, Howdy;
I clicked on the photo and when it showed up in a separate screen it was
in it's proper orientation.
hank
I clicked on the photo and when it showed up in a separate screen it was
in it's proper orientation.
hank
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Re: Mini Muddler
That works for me too, Hank. On my Ipad it comes up correct in the post?? Sorry for any confusion. I should have mentioned in the post that when you get the feel of this method it's possible to tie in two colors of hair at one time. For example if you want a bug that is white on the bottom and black on top, just make the bundle with the white hair on the far side of the hook shank, and the black on the near side. When you pull the thread tight, the hair will take 1/4 turn on the shank pretty reliably, and you will get the two tone color effect. It won't be perfect, but it's a quick and effective method. You won't end up on the cover of "Fly Tier", but bass aren't so picky.
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Re: Mini Muddler
Tom, thanks so much for the explanation of this technique. Something I have never seen. Spinning deer hair has always been something that I avoid. I'm sure with some practice I can get a better result, but I'm usually disappointed and looking for something else to tie. I'll give this a try and see if I can't put a few more muddler's in the box. Nice technique.
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