SBPatt 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2020 Borrowed portions of the tying sequence (mainly the back end) for this H&L Variant modification from Charlie Craven’s GTH Variant. How the hell he tied a split calf body hair wing and tail with 10/0 Gudebrod is beyond me; truly impressive. P&B? - pronghorn and Bullwinkle; I can not tie nice looking bodies with stripped peacock herl so I subbed moose. hook - Dai Riki 300 #10 thread - Uni 6/0 brown tag - medium tinsel opal tail - pronghorn hair white body - moose mane; one light/one dark collar - peacock herl wing - pronghorn hair white hackle - grizzly/brown Mash barb/start thread at 2/3 mark; wrap partway down the bend Tie in tinsel, brush thread with a little Super Glue and wrap to point above point; tie off/trim Clean,stack,measure (a bit shorter than shank length) a clump of pronghorn; tie in, take a couple of gathering wraps at the base of the tail, then cover with thread wraps to 2/3 mark Select 2 moose mane fibers; trim tips/tie in Wrap moose fibers together to 2/3 mark, keeping a slight counterclockwise twist to keep them from separating; tie off/trim, brush with Sally Tie in some peacock herl at 1/2 mark; wrap to 2/3, tie off/trim Clean, stack, measure (tips not quite to tip of tail) another clump of pronghorn; tie in, taking wraps thru the butts to lock the hair down/trim Tie in hackles one eye width back from eye Wrap back back to base of wing, then forward to tie in point; tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
