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Midgar Bomber SBS

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Found this on a Norwegian site; floatation should not be an issue.

 

hook Mustad 94840 #6

thread/rib - UTC 140 black

tail - calftail white

butt/head - 2mm foam white

body - deer hair

hackle - grizzly (undersize by 2)

 

Mash barb, start thread; wrap to bend

 

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Clean, stack, measure (shank length) a clump of calftail; tie in/trim

 

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Taper foam strip (gap width), measure (1/2 tail length), tie in

 

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Brush shank with Super Glue, tie down foam to hook eye

 

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Fold foam over eye; tie down/trim

 

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Stroke hackle fibers back; tie in by tip

 

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Clean a clump of deer hair; trim tips, tie in

 

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Lather, rinse, repeat to eye; tie off, trim thread

 

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Flip it over on its back, lay razor blade on eye and push to rear

 

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Trim body to shape

 

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Re-attach thread at eye, wrap hackle forward, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

 

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Regards,

Scott

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I'll bet that will skate nicely! I wonder how that would do as a caddis pattern in the right colors. Thinking further, that would make a great bass pattern if tied on a stinger style hook. I'm going to have to tuck that away for future use. Nice pattern and a great example of it, thanks for sharing.

 

Swamp

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Midgar Bomber DHH variation

 

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It was a bitch to spin deer hair on that substrate, so I cheated. October Caddis in this size; bigger iron for a salmonfly

 

hook – Mustad 94840 #8

thread/rib - UTC 140 burnt orange

tail - fox squirrel tail

butt/head - 2mm foam rust

body/hackle - deer hair dyed orange

 

Tail/butt/head sequence is the same as the traditional Midgar so we’ll skip those steps

 

Create a thread loop, wax; clean, stack, measure (1.5 gap width) a clump of deer hair; insert in clip, trim butts

 

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Insert clip in loop, release, spin

 

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Wet fingers, stroke fibers back, wrap hackle

 

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Repeat as needed; half hitch x 2, SHHAN

 

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Regards,

Scott

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Midgar Bomber DHH II

 

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Trimmed out the hair underneath, added a shoulder and indicator since its hard for me to pick out a dark fly on typical gloomy skwala days.

 

hook WFC Model 6 #6

thread - UTC 140 black

tail - calftail black

body - deer hair olive

shoulder hackle - pheasant rump dyed olive

indicator - 1mm foam orange

butt/head - 1mm foam olive

 

 

Regards,

Scott

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Perfect use of a deer hair loop/brush. I use the same technique on flys that don't need to float like a cork since I never seem to get the density I prefer for bigger bugs. With the foam these look like they would float for days. Darn it, now my fingers are twitching and I can't rationalize tying right now! Again those ties look great.

 

Swamp

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