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Part 2

slide the body forward, wrap once around with the foam and tie it down




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Part 1


Had an epifanny in Home Depot


http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag128/SBPatt/Tying/IMG_0131_zps7a8f0252.jpg

Worth a shot. I'll hit the vise when we return from a trip back to VA in 10 days



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Regards,
Scott

Warren,

I bet the marker along the edge would create a neat visual (whether the fish care or not is unknown, but like you said, it'd look cool, so why not?). I, too, thought about using a mono...

Tested the hopper out for a few days in Yellowstone NP and surrounding water - worked well but no better than any other patterns I tried, and in the smaller sizes (#12 and down) using the 1mm foam...

I'm pretty happy with the Super Glue; contact cement would definitely provide adhesion, but you'd have to coat both sides of the foam strip, wait for it to dry and then have glue residue on the part...

I'm tying and trying it because I thought the design/tying technique was interesting and figured it'd be fun seeing how it works. I'm certainly not trying to convince folks they need this fly in...

This one's a new pattern for me and I haven't had a chance to use it much yet, so I can't say; I certainly don't expect it to be the magic bullet but it's always nice to have something a little...

2mm foam is a bit more of a challenge for me to work with; if you have some 1mm stuff, you may find it easier. It took me a lot of trial-and-error to get the hang of it, and I still only hit at...

Pookey isn't the only one pretty in pink


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On second thought, the orange indicator seems a bit unnecessary.

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Part 3

invert fly, take another strip of foam (a bit wider than hook gap) and tie in at base of wing position

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j189/pattersbkg/tyin/IMG_6315.jpg


flip fly...

Part 2

tie on a "binder strip" of foam (helps lock the body onto the hook in the following steps)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j189/pattersbkg/tyin/IMG_6295.jpg
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hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - UTC 140 tan
body/head - 2mm foam
underwing - landscape fabric
wing - elk hair
legs -...