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Attractor /
Dubbing /
peacock herl /
Pheasant /
purple /
Soft Hackle /
Tippet Teaser (Soft Hackle)
tied by letumgoFly Type: Attractor Pattern,
Wet,
General Freshwater,
Target Species: Trout,
Recommended Region: Northeast US,
Material List: Hook -
Mustad Model 94842 / Size 12
Thread - Purple Pearsall's Gossamer Silk
Hackle - Golden Pheasant Tippets (dyed Hot Orange)
Abdomen - Purple Pearsall's Gossamer Silk
Thorax - Two pieces of Peacock Herl (reinforced in a silk
Dubbing loop)
Tying Instructions: Note on the Golden Pheasant Tippet Fiber Hackle - I tyed it in while the tips were even & had the tips facing out over the eye of the hook. I sized them so that they are roughly the length of the hook shank. The tippet fibers are tyed in using a distribution wrap (sort of like spinning deer hair). Once the body & thorax are finished, the tippet fibers are pushed back towards the thorax with my thumb nail and a small silk thread head is formed to hold the tippet fibers backwards. The tippet fibers are somewhat stiffer than a typical soft hackle fibers, but still quite flexible. Once they are wet, they become quite flexible.
