Originally Posted by
lastchance
Looks like a nice, easy tie John. Why do you mix stretch magic with the antron, durability?
The furled antron by itself is too limp for the extended body on a fly this small. The StretchMagic gives it a bit more "body" without increasing the bulk.
Using permanent marker on the StretchMagic, by the way, is optional. I've tied the fly both with and without enhancing the color with a marker, and haven't noticed any difference in how the fishies respond to the pattern.
This is a very durable pattern. Although I haven't had occasion to fish a single fly in the BWO version to "ruin", I have caught over twenty fish on a single fly in the Mahogany Spinner version and put it back in the box for the next outing.
John
The fish are always right.
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