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Kreft’s Beetle Bailey SBS

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Pretty straightforward pattern.

 

 

hook - Dai Riki 300 #10

thread - Danville 6/0 black

tail - moose body hair

body/head - 2mm foam black

indicator - Parapost yarn hot orange

legs - black rubber

hackle - grizzly

 

 

 

Mash barb start thread, wrap to bend

 

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Clean, stack, measure (gap width) a clump of moose hair; tie in, wrap to 2/3 mark

 

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Taper end of foam strip; tie in

 

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Pull foam forward; tie down at 2/3 mark

 

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Tie in yarn

 

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Tie in legs; trim yarn

 

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Tie in hackle

 

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Wrap hackle, tie off/trim

 

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Move thread to eye, tie down foam; create abdomen

 

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Create thread dam at eye to lift foam at front

 

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Trim head, trim out hackle underneath, half hitch x, SHHAN

 

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Regards,

Scott

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