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Dan Gapen's simplified version of his dad's Muddler. Original had a dubbed wool head; I've also seen it with a hackle throat, which I may add on future flies.
hook - Mustad 79580 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - duck quill red
rib - small wire silver
body - tinsel silver
underwing - squirrel tail
wing - turkey
collar - ostrich herl
Part 1
mash barb, start thread (about 2 eye widths from eye); tie in wire, wrap to bend
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measure (gap width past bend) matching duck quill segments; tie in/trim, return to original tie-in
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tie in tinsel, wrap to tail and back; tie off/trim
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counterwrap wire, helicopter end, cover with thread
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measure (tips to tail) a sparse clump of squirrel tail; trim to length, dose butts with Sally, tie in
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