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/ Brown / Chenille / crawdad / deer hair / swiss straw /

Steeldrifter's Crawdad

 
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Fly Type: General Freshwater,
Target Species: Freshwater Bass,
Imitation: Crayfish,
Material List*:
Materials: Deer hair for antena
Head/back/tail 1 pc Swiss Straw
Body tan chenille
brown hackle
mono eyes
lead for wieght
2xl size 2 hook


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Tying Instructions: wrap lead on back 2/3rd's of hook
tie in 2 deer hair fibers for antena/build up half the head with straw then tie in eyes/figure8 the second half of head with straw/tie in chenille&2 hackle tips/wrap body with chenille/palmer hackle over body/wrap straw down over body with "spaced wraps" for body sections/tie off tight to "flare" tail then trim tail in a half moon pattern to simulate real tail.