Muddled Hedgehog SBS

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Just in case the four wing clumps aren?t enough to keep it on top.

hook ? WFC Model 6 #8
thread - UTC 140 grey brown
tag - Danville Single Strand Floss flame orange
wing(s) - deer hair
body - hare?s Ear
collar - golden pheasant rump red over sharptail grouse
head - deer hair

Part 1

Mash barb, start floss at point above; wrap part way down bend and back, brush with Sally

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Start tying thread, tie off/trim floss; clean, stack, measure (gap width) a clump of deer hair

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Trim butts, tie in

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Dub thread/dub body

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Repeat winging sequence (measure tips to end of preceding clump)

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Dub

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Part 2

Lather, rinse, repeat; finish up about 3 eye widths from the front

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Tie in grouse feather by tip; wrap, tie off/trim

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Repeat with pheasant rump

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Clean, stack, measure (shank length) a clump of deer hair

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Part 3

Allow deer hair to surround hook shank, tie in with 2 soft loops, trim butts even with hook eye, spin

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Half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim head

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Regards,
Scott