Mighty Atom

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mighty atom (mike martinek)(art of angling journal)

hook - wet, nymph or casting streamer
tail - red floss or antron yarn, cut short
body - twisted copper wire
wing - orange and brown bucktail, sparse
hackle - orange, folded and pulled back as a collar
head - red thread with painted white eye and black pupil

note: a "casting streamer" hook refers to a hook that is 3xl or 4xl long and in sizes #2-10 where a "streamer" or "trolling streamer" hook is 6xl, 8xl or longer, and usually in sizes #1-2