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Deadly Cicada SBS
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Time for some Hemipterics. Saw a pic on a Kiwi site; took a wag at the sequence.
hook - Mustad 94840 #8
thread - UTC 140 tan
abdomen - caribou spun/clipped
head - 2mm foam tan
eye - foam cylinder
legs - medium rubber brown
indicator - Congo Hair white
hackle - ginger/grizzly
Part 1
mash barb, start thread at the back end
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clean a clump of caribou, trim tips; 2 soft loops, let it spin, then pack it
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repeat
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and again; tie off thread and trim
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flip it, lay a razor blade on the eye (to establish the underside) and push straight back
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trim to shape
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re-start thread, tie in a foam strip (a little more than gap width) facing back
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