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updated Carnage Green ParaDrake (using Swiss Straw underbody); tied here on a #10 Dai Riki 135 scud hook

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Part 2


spread a little Super Glue and wrap foam strip


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Part 1


Insert pin/needle into vise (not sure what size it is, but it's very thin)

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take some tubing and...

Drakes were even more fragile than the hoppers. After stumbling upon the heat-shrink tubing idea for hoppers, which probably wouldn't work well on a mayfly except maybe Hex or mutant Labrador...

Allan,

I'm pretty sure it's the foam that's doing most of the work. Although thinner than regular 2mm craft foam, it really isn't compressed much; the first couple of turns stretch it out a bit,...

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Probably going to miss the green drake hatch but...

Stretching the foam, starting the initial wraps as wide as possible with lots of tension and very little overlap, then decreasing tension and increasing overlap created the taper I was looking for. ...

Part 3

apply some dubbing and dub thorax; return thread to position at base of post


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Part 2

grab the tag end and spiral the foam up the needle


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Figured I'd try the Carnage body on a drake. Wasn't too sure how it would work and looking at the results, I've got a ways to...