Question: Would a different tying technique qualify as a variant? And what if the pattern only has two materials (three counting thread) total?

I'd like to do a pattern that I have developed that is a cross between a Wooly Bugger and a Chernobyl Ant. I call it (you guessed it....) a Chernobyl Bugger. It only has two materials, takes less than 3 minutes even for a novice to tie, and so far, it has caught bass, panfish and big trout like crazy.

I'll tie a neat one up (all of my prototypes are sort of chewed-up, but they still work) and post the picture, if it's OK for the swap.