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Adams Variant SBS
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A little more Southern comfort; yellow's supposed to be killer in the Smokies. A big thanks to Uncle Jesse and WarrenP for pointing me towards some great source material.
hook - Mustad 94840 #12
thread - MFC 8/0 brown
tail - golden pheasant tippet
rear hackle - grizzly (undersize by 2)
abdomen - ostrich herl gold
wing - hen hackle tips grizzly
hackle - brown/grizzly mix
Part 1
mash barb, start thread at 60% (defines the limits of the abdomen) and wrap back to point above barb
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measure a clump of pheasant fibers (hook shank); tie in (I put a wrap under the butts to set the proper angle), smooth butts and wrap thread to 70% mark
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take a pair of hen hackle tips (= to gap width), put them together with the tips curving away from each other, measure for length (entire hook); tie in at 70% mark
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trim butts, smooth with thread; pull wings up/back and wrap in front to set the proper angle (a little Sally at the base helps)
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Looks like a glitzy sugar daddy adams. Nice tie as always
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Had a question on another forum; guy was concerned about Gink floatant matting the ostrich. I use Dry Magic (one of the few things I'll splurge on besides good hackle and ungulate hair). Here's what it looks like after I gave it a good dose
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Maybe not pristine, but not bad either; don't think the fish will care.
Regards,
Scott
