Rey's VDS Hopper SBS

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hook -Dai Riki 300 #10
thread - UTC 140. Tan
butt - Parapost yarn hot orange
abdomen - deer hair
underwing - Congo Hair white
wing - deer hair
thorax - dubbing hare's ear
head - 1 mm foam tan
Legs - medium rubber corn snake
indicator - 1mm foam orange

Part 1

mash barb, start thread at barb; tie in a hank of orange yarn






clean, trim tips from a clump of deer hair; 2 soft loops, pull tight/spin, half hitch, pack






lather, rinse, repeat to 3/4 mark, tie off/ trim thread






invert, lay razor blade on hook eye and push straight back






rough cut

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Part 2

final cut; trim butt ( gap width past hook bend)




re-start thread, tie in foam strip (1/2 gap width)




tie in CH; trim even with butt




clean, stack, measure ( tips a bit past underwing) a clump of deer hair; trim butts/ tie in






dub thread, dub thorax






pull foam back, tie down




tie in legs

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Part 3


tie in indicator, half hitch x2, SHHAN




trim foam, legs








Regards,
Scott