Copper Coachman SBS

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An exercise in the game of thirds.

hook - Mustad 3906B #8
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
tail - pheasant rump
body - peacock herl/copper wire
wing - calftail white
hackle - hen brown

Part 1

mash barb, start thread 1 eye width back from eye, wrap to bend

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strip some pheasant rump fibers, measure (gap width past bend), tie in/trim

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tie in peacock, twist around thread, wrap up 1/3 of thread-wrapped shank; tie off/trim

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tie in wire, wrap to 2/3 mark, helicopter end, cover with thread

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Part 2

repeat peacock sequence

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clean, stack, measure (tips halfway to tail) a clump of calftail; tie in/trim butts

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tie in (folded) hackle

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wrap hackle, tie off/trim, whip finish, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott