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Beck's Super Bugger SBS
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3983.jpg
First saw this at the College Park show years ago during a demo by Barry Beck. Looked pretty cool, wasn't too hard to tie and it caught fish; gets my vote.
hook - Mustad 9671 #6
thread - UTC 6/0 olive
tail - marabou olive
flash - Krystal Flash rootbeer
body - hen saddle grizzly dyed olive
gills - saddle grizzly dyed red
legs - Sili legs olive
eyes - lead painted yellow
head - golden olive dubbing
Part 1
mash barb and attach thread at 75% mark (make 2 small bumps; the eye will sit in the "saddle")
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tie in eye on top of hook shank with figure 8 wraps; apply a little crazy glue to the wraps
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3920.jpg
wrap back to bend and tie in some strands of Krystal Flash on top of hook; let butts hang over front of fly
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3922.jpg
continue wrapping back to point above barb
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3924.jpg
measure marabou blood (shank length) and tie in
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wrap marabou forward and trim
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3930.jpg
take half of the Krystal Flash butts and tie down along near side; other half on far side
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3931.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3935.jpg
prep a saddle hackle
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3936.jpg
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Part 3
repeat on far side
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3959.jpg
grab legs, pull up and trim (shank length)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3963.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3966.jpg
split thread (Mr. Beck used pre-made dubbing ropes; those are nice but I don't have any and am too lazy to make some)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3967.jpg
and insert some dubbing
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3969.jpg
spin the bobbin to create dubbing rope
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3971.jpg
wrap dubbing behind, through and in front of eyes
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3973.jpg
when you think you have enough on the head, whip and SHHAN
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3976.jpg
trim Krystal Flash (let it extend a bit beyond tail) and you're done; try them in tan and black, too
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3979.jpg
Regards,
Scott