Irresistible Ausable Wulff SBS

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Playing around with a standard.


hook - Dai Riki 300 #10
thread - MFC 6/0 hot orange
tail - woodchuck tail
abdomen - deer hair orange spun/clipped
wing - calftail white
hackle - brown/grizzly


Part 1


Mash down barb, start thread

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clean, stack, measure (shank) a clump of calftail; tie in at 70% mark

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trim butts at an angle, brush with a little Sally and cover with thread wraps; finish thread at point above barb

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clean, stack, measure (shank) a clump of woodchuck; tie in, trim at junction with wing bump and smooth with thread

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clean, trim tips on a clump of deer hair; tie in with 2 soft loops, tighten and let it spin

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Part 2


repeat, fill up to 60% mark; tie off thread and trim

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set razor blade on hook eye (to establish belly cut) and push straight back

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rough cut

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pretty close (ended up taking a bit more off)

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re-attach thread, pull calftail back and set wing with thread ramp

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separate

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post, lock, repeat

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Part 3


brush wing base with Sally

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tie in hackle

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wrap hackle, tie off, trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott