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								Roadkill							
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								by Roadkill » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:37 pm
			
			
			
			
			Muskrat and Mink hot off the vise...
Hook-Wholesale Fly Company Model 28 #16
Thread-UTC 70 Black
Abdomen-Muskrat Dubbing blended with clear Trilobal Nylon
Hackle-Metz #2 Hen Neck Grizzly 
Thorax-Mink Dubbing blended with clear Trilobal Nylon
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								by Mike62 » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:38 am
			
			
			
			
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								by DUBBN » Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:38 am
			
			
			
			
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								by Ron Eagle Elk » Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:31 am
			
			
			
			
			Looks fishy as all get out.  At first glance I thought it was of of Jim Slattery's Triple Threat Caddis, tied in tan.  That dog will hunt for sure.
			
									
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								by letumgo » Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:38 pm
			
			
			
			
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								by DOUGSDEN » Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:47 pm
			
			
			
			
			I love what the mink fibers do in the thorax!  They look like legs!  You brought this together really well!  I think caddis are God's gift to us as tiers and fishers!  
A tremendously good looking pattern friend!
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								by RickA » Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:13 am
			
			
			
			
			Split thread to lock in the mink for the thorax?
That stuff can be slippery
			
									
									
						 
		 
		 
				
			 
				
		
		
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								by Roadkill » Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:49 am
			
			
			
			
			RickA wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:13 am
Split thread to lock in the mink for the thorax?
 
No just well twisted around a single thread. There is plenty of the fine fur in my dubbing to get the strands to surround the thread when applied in small quantities. Waxed thread will help if needed.
I expect a minute loss of fur to trim down the outline when fished to a desired profile.