Irresistible Caddis SBS

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Bomber meets EHC

hook - Dai Riki 320 #16
thread - UTC 70 tan
rib - tying thread tag end
abdomen - caribou
hackle - barred cream
wing - yearling elk bleached

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; leave tag end long, trailing out the back end

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clean a clump of caribou, trim ends; 2 soft loops, let it spin, then pack it tight

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repeat up to 75% mark; half hitch and trim thread

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have at it 'till you get the shape you're looking for

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re-start thread and tie in hackle at front

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spiral hackle through body towards the back; capture tip with tag end of thread and rib forward

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Part 2


tie off rib, trim hackle tip

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clean, stack and measure (extend to hook bend) a clump of elk

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2 soft loops then pull firmly

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half hitch x 2, SHHAN

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topside

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Regards,
Scott