Extended Body Green Paradrake SBS

[ScottP]

A bit more involved than the foamies; I will cry when I lose this one.

hook - WFC Model 28 #10
thread - UTC 140 chartreuse
core - 8lb mono
underbody - moose body hair
body - deer hair dyed olive
wing - Congo Hair black
hackle - grizzly dyed chartreuse

Part 1

Make a loop in a length of mono




Brush shank with Super Glue; start thread/tie in mono




Clean/stack a clump of moose hair; trim butts/tie in




Hook loop end of mono onto gallows




Wrap up the mono and back; trim tips just above last wrap






Unhook loop; tie in a clump of CH




Post it up; tie in hackle (shiny side out)




Clean, stack, measure (butts past end of underbody) a clump of deer hair

[ScottP]

Part 2

Trim butts, tie in at eye with 2 soft loops




Increase tension, let it spin




Push the hair back, evenly distributing around shank




Pull the hair back; tie down at base of wing




Cross wrap to back side of wing base




Hook loop back onto gallows; continue wrapping up the core




And back to base of wing




Start first wrap of hackle at the top of the post, continue down to body






Tie down hackle with wraps at base of wing

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Part 3

Half hitch x2 (at base), SHHAN, trim hackle tip, trim out mono




Trim wing








Regards,
Scott

[dave potts]

Nice fly and one of the best SBS's I've ever seen.