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Copper and Orange Softhackle SBS

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:44 pm
by ScottP
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Change colors (and name, I guess) to suit your needs.

hook - Mustad 3399A #12
thread - MFC 8/0 brown
butt/rib - small wire copper
abdomen - Uni-stretch orange
thorax - peacock herl
hackle - partridge

Mash down barb, start thread one hook eye width back; tie in partridge

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tie in wire, wrap to bend

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tie in Uni-stretch at point; wrap forward to 75% mark

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wrap butt; spiral rib, helicopter end

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tie in peacock, wrap thorax

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wrap hackle, tie off, trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott

Re: Copper and Orange Softhackle SBS

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:23 pm
by letumgo
Scott - Your tying is very efficient. Very well thought out and attractive fly. Well done.

Thanks for another excellent sbs.

Re: Copper and Orange Softhackle SBS

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:32 am
by William Anderson
Scott, I keep coming back to this one. Sorry I did say so earlier. The extended wire tag and the ribbing is something I haven't seen like this. It's an interesting combination of of the thread and wire body. Thanks for your thoughtful and very high quality sbs's. This is another excellent pattern.