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fishhead
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by fishhead » Wed Jan 27, 2016 10:03 pm
Hook: Lightning strike nymph/wet size 14
Body: bronze turkey quill and then hackled with trimmed brown cdc
Ribbing: extra small gold wire
Thorax: golden yellow fine dubbing
Hackle: brown partridge
Thread: danvilles 6/0 in Orange

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Roadkill
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by Roadkill » Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:18 pm
Nice looking pattern!!

Looks like something LaFontaine would have admired

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hankaye
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by hankaye » Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:53 pm
fishhead, Howdy;
Now that's some good looking thread wrappin' therapy

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Smuggler
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by Smuggler » Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:57 am
That'll trap some air bubbles, nicely done!
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tie2fish
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by tie2fish » Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:47 am
Roadkill wrote:Nice looking pattern!!

Looks like something LaFontaine would have admired

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It does have that "sparkle pupa" look to it. Is the gold wire rib in there primarily to reinforce the CDC? It won't be easily seen.
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fishhead
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by fishhead » Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:41 pm
yes the gold wire is there to hold the cdc in, which would loosen and move down the shank without the wire.