SBS Fade Soft Hackle

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SBS Fade Soft Hackle

Post by Old Hat » Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:49 am

By request. ;)
Not much to it.

Hook: Heavy 2xl hook (3906B as shown)
Thread: Black
Hackle: partridge (dyed dun in this pattern)
Rib: Pearl mylar tinsel
Abdomen: lighter or colored dubbing (orange squirrel dubbing in this pattern)
Thorax: dark dubbing (dark brown squirrel dubbing in this pattern)
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Tie in the hackle over the eye (concave side up) and attach pearl mylar rib.
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Wax the thread. Take your dubbing for the rear color and dub as you would a regular dubbing noodle near the top and leave a bit at the bottom loose.
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Now take some the dark thorax color and pinch the bunch onto the thread over lapping the loose dubbing for the rear color. Keep it loose.
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Catch all the dubbing in a dubbing loop.
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Twist the loop tight and form a tapered base of thread along the hook shank.
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Wrap the dubbing forward in tight wraps that are snug together then follow with the pearl rib, 3-4 ribs.
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Wrap the hackle back to the thread at the front of the thorax (about 2-3 wraps) then tie the tip down at the front of the thorax and work the thread through the hackle to the eye and finish.
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Re: SBS Fade Soft Hackle

Post by Smuggler » Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:50 am

Nice and simple, great sbs.
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Re: SBS Fade Soft Hackle

Post by letumgo » Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:00 pm

Excellent tutorial Carl. Thank you for pulling this together.
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Re: SBS Fade Soft Hackle

Post by William Anderson » Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:39 pm

Carl, this is a gem of an sbs. Thank you. That 5th pic really tells a story. As does the view of the dubbing blends before being trapped and spun. A great technique and a beautiful result.
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