Andy's Cripple SBS

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Andy Carlson's variation on the Quigley Cripple; being the creator of the Purple Haze, he does tie it in that color, too.


hook - Dai Riki 305 #14
thread - UTC 70 brown
rib - x-small wire gold
abdomen - marabou olivish brown
thorax - dubbing olive
wing - elk
hackle - grizzly

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; tie in rib and wrap back halfway down the bend

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tie in some marabou fibers by their tips, wrap to the 2/3 mark; tie off/trim

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counterwrap wire, helicopter end and cover with thread

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dub thorax

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clean, stack, measure (shank length) a clump of elk; tie in with tips over the eye, take a few wraps in front to prop it up, trim butts even with thorax

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Part 2

tie in hackle

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wrap, tie off behind wing, trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott

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Purple Haze version

hook - Dai Riki 135 #14
thread - UTC 70 black
rib - x-small wire silver
abdomen - marabou purple
thorax - Ice Dub peacock black
wing - elk
hackle - grizzly