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The Henry's Fork Hopper uses a bullet style head. The head is still created from deer hair, but instead of clipping and shaping the hair, it's folded back and tied down to form a bullet shaped head. I think you'll find this style of head useful and durable. Mike Lawson gets the credit for creating this great pattern that uses deer and elk hair for most of the body, wing and head. Since the hair is hollow, the fly floats because of the buoyant characteristics of the hair, not the way it rests on the surface tension of the water. If the current pulls it under, it'll pop back to the surface because it's buoyant. A great fly for turbulent water, but it also does very well in calm water.
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