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Mike West

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My brother just moved to Montana and while packing up he came across this magazine and wondered why he had it.

 

He dug through it and found this. I was pretty proud of it at the time. There was either 200 entries or 2000 I dont remember.

They spelled my name wrong.

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Thx guys

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You need to do a SBS here, That looks like bass food to me.

Its pretty much just like spinning deer hair but you dont spin it.

I cover the hook shank with a thread base and some flex cement so it doesnt slip.

Take a pinch of wool and spilt it evenly over the hook shank and pull tight.

Stack it for different effects.

Then trim it like a deer hair bug.

Heres a pic.

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As noted - you don't "spin" wool - and Mike lays it out clearly. I really like woolheaded mullet flies for use in winter down here in the 'glades since they sink at just the right rate... Here's a pic of one we've had some success with....

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the only portion of the head that's wool is the brown (everything in front of the lead eyes.... and yes, for my area I think wire weedguards are a must....

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That's very cool Mike! I seem to recall seeing that fly & that ad. I had started a tying & tackle business the year before & was buying some supplies from Wapsi at the time. I may have even had an ad in that edition of Fly Rod & Reel. I advertised with them for awhile, but don't recall exactly the time frame. smile.png

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