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Step
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Tying Instruction: |
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1
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Start thread at about mid hookshank and wrap a threadbase
to above hook barb. |
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2
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Tie in beard material, length equals 1/2 to 3/4 the
hookshank length. |
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3
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Return thread to appx 1/2 hookshank and tie in the body
tubing on top of the hookshank. |
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4
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Tie in the leg material (3~4 Herls) by the butts on
the bottom of the hookshank. |
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5
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Return the thread to above the hookpoint and wrap a
smooth threadbase, with a hump in the middle of the hookshank to appx
1~2 eye lengths behind the hookeye. |
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6
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Using a Potts Weave to make the body and legs to appx
1 eye length behind the hookeye.Note: See the Fly Anglers On Line
website (www.flyanglersonline.com) for more detailed instructions
on doing the Potts Weave. |
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7
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Simplified Potts Weave instructions.A; Make 1 complete
wrap around the hookshank with the body material.B; Wrap the leg material
around the body material.C; Wrap the body material around the hookshank.D;
Wrap the leg material around the body material.E; Continue the weave
until you are appx 1 eye length behind the hook eye. |
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8
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Tie off the body material and cut off the excess. |
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9
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Whip-finish making a whip-finish to match the end of
the body. |
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10
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Either break or cut off the excess leg material. |
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11
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Stroke the "legs" and twist the body materials
until they are as straight down as possible. |
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12
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Optional, use a magic marker to put eyes on the "beard"
end. |
