Sawada's Catskill

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hook - Mustad 3906 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - bronze mallard
rib - small wire gold
body - orange floss
hackle - brown
wing - bronze mallard

Part 1

mash barb, start thread, tie in wire, wrap to bend

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measure (hook length) some bronze mallard fibers; tie in/trim (looks like I didn't fix that nick in the bobbin tube)

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tie in floss, wrap to bend and back; tie off/trim

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tie in hackle; palmer to bend

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capture tip with rib, continue to front; helicopter end, cover with thread, trim hackle tip

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Part 2

stroke fibers down and to the rear

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prep 2 segments of bronze mallard

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stack on top of each other, measure (halfway to tail), fold/pinch, wax thread, tip hook and tie in

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trim butts, whip finish, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott