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Rod's
Hopper
by Rod Booker
HOOK SIZE #12 Mustad 80050br
THREAD Yellow
6/0
DUBBING Tiewell Midge
dubbing. March Brown.
LEGS Golden Pheasant Tips
HACKLE Dyed Yellow
Grizzle
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Step 1
Tie in the thread
at point "A" then wind it around the bend
of the hook, as per diagram. Apply the dubbing to the
thread: ensure that the dubbing is twisted tightest
, closest to the hook to enable the correct shaping
of the body.
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Step 2
Wind on the dubbing
to form the body, starting off nice and slim, then getting
gradually fatter. Wind the body up to point "B".
Now take a small bunch of Golden Pheasant Tips and tie
them in on one side of the body; repeat for other side,
they must extend just beyond the hook bend. |
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Step 3
Before attaching
the hackles, apply a small drop of head cement at the
point where the legs have been tied in. Now take two
hackles and tie them in Dry Fly style, i.e. dull side
facing you. Now wind each one on separately, about six
turns each, tie them off, form a small head, whip finish
and apply head cement. |
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