Irresistible Stimulator SBS

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More experimenting with spun-loop caribou.


hook - Tiemco 200 #6
thread - UTC 140 hot orange
hot spot/egg sac - thread
tail - elk hair
abdomen - caribou
ribbing - tying thread
body hackle - brown (downsize by 2)
wing - elk hair
front hackle - grizzly
thorax - peacock

Part 1

start thread (set aside a length for ribbing) at 70% and wrap back to barb

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build up egg sac with thread

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clean, stack, measure (gap width) a clump of elk; tie in at front of sac, jam wraps to flare tail

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wrap butts along shank up to 70%; trim, tie in rib and wrap back to sac

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create loop; wax

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cover tail with tape so it doesn't get trimmed with the body

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insert a hefty clump of caribou in the clip, cut away from hide

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Part 2


insert in the loop, release from clip; spin (the baby formula mixer worked great)

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wrap body, pack it tight; tie off thread and trim

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trim body

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re-attach thread, tie in hackle

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spiral hackle through body to sac, capture tip with rib, then continue rib to front; tie off rib, trim hackle and rib

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Part 3

clean, stack, measure (even with tail) another clump of elk; tie in, cover butts with thread

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tie in front hackle

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tie in peacock, wrap thorax

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wrap hackle through thorax, tie off, half hitch x 2, SHHAN head and sac

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ventral

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Regards,
Scott

quite excellent.

Lot of work going on there in that fly. Your skills and details are always impressive, thanks for posting.

That is truely outstanding! Thank you for the SBS.