Michigan Spundun Drake SBS

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Merged a couple styles to see what happens. Went thru a few tying sequences and this seemed to work the best.
Finally got the damn cast off and replaced it with a removable splint; even though it?s only the left wrist, it sure got in the way and made tying a lot more complicated.


hook - Dai Ike 300 #10
thread - UTC 140 black
tail - moose body hair
body - deer hair
rib - tying thread
wing - deer hair

Part 1

Mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark, wrap to bend

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Clean, stack, measure (slightly longer than entire hook) a few moose body hairs; tie in/trim

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Wrap thread to one eye width back from eye; clean, stack, measure (shank length) a healthy clump of deer hair, trim butts/tie in with 2 soft loops, pull tight and let it spin

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Clean, stack, measure (tips just past bend) another clump of deer hair; trim butts, tie in against wing butts, then spiral wrap to bend

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Wrap forward, crossing previous wraps, return to base of wing

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Part 2

Push deer hair back; try to distribute evenly around shank

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Pull wing back and create thread dam to keep it in place

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Whip finish, SHHAN

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Trim out hair underneath

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Go fishing

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Regards,
Scott

Splint or not...good job!

Nice fly Scott. What happened to your wrist?

Fractured radius due to general clumsiness; caught my foot on a chair leg after changing a lightbulb. My ortho told me I could go fishing; I asked how much pain I’d be in holding a wading staff in that hand. He said get a guide and let him row me; didn’t want to tell him that $500 outlay would be just about my entire fishing budget for the year (including gas, license and campground fees).

Regards,
Scott

Hope you are healed soon Scott.