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    Default Irresistible Caddis SBS



    Bomber meets EHC

    hook - Dai Riki 320 #16
    thread - UTC 70 tan
    rib - tying thread tag end
    abdomen - caribou
    hackle - barred cream
    wing - yearling elk bleached

    Part 1

    mash barb, start thread; leave tag end long, trailing out the back end




    clean a clump of caribou, trim ends; 2 soft loops, let it spin, then pack it tight






    repeat up to 75% mark; half hitch and trim thread




    have at it 'till you get the shape you're looking for






    re-start thread and tie in hackle at front




    spiral hackle through body towards the back; capture tip with tag end of thread and rib forward




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    Part 2


    tie off rib, trim hackle tip




    clean, stack and measure (extend to hook bend) a clump of elk




    2 soft loops then pull firmly




    half hitch x 2, SHHAN



    topside




    Regards,
    Scott

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