MDM Bucktail (variation) SBS

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MDM - Marcy Dam Mayhem. Found this one on thenorthriver.blogspot.com A few mods to the original - subbed calftail for the wing (so maybe it should be the MDM Calftail?) and hackle fibers for the throat; weight is optional.

hook - Mustad 9671 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - golden pheasant tippet
rib - small wire gold
body - Uni-Stretch orange
shellback(?) - peacock herl
throat - hen hackle hot orange
wing - calftail white

Part 1

mash barb, start thread, wrap to bend

trim out center of gp tippet

measure (gap width past bend), tie in/trim

tie in rib

tie in Uni-Stretch, wrap forward to one eye width from the eye; tie off/trim

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Part 2

tie in some peacock herl at the head; pull to the rear, capture tips with wire and continue ribbing forward; helicopter end/cover with thread, trim peacock tips
(tying in the peacock before the body and pulling it forward before ribbing works, too; I just prefer how it looks tied this way)

tie in (folded) hackle by tip; wrap, tie off/trim

stroke fibers down, cover with thread

clean, stack, measure (tips halfway to end of tail) some calftail

trim butts, whip finish, SHHAN

Regards,
Scott

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Good to have you back Scott!
Mike