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Pheasant Tail Wet »

Hook: Mustad 3906 size 10 - 20
Thread: Brown 8/0
Tail: 3 pheasant fibers
Abdoman: Pheasant tail fibers
Thorax: Peacock herl spun in a rope
Hackle: Brown indian hen hackle
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Dave’s Sculpin »

Hook: Mustad 79580
Thread: Gudebrod GX2
Weight: Front 1/3 of hook wrapped with lead, 2/3 diameter of shank
Body: Light tan yarn
Rib: Medium copper wire
Wing: 2 indian hen feathers
Head and Collar: Mixture of black, golden brown, sculpin olive, tan, and dark brown deer hair spun and trimmed to shape
Eyes: Solid doll eyes

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Smallie Bug »

Hook: Mustad 3366 size 1/0
Thread: Red Danville 6/0 for tail and body, Gudebrod GX2 for spinning hair
Tail: White marabou, silver crystal flash, green flashabou
Wing: Orange grizzly over green grizzly over white neck feathers
Gills: Floursant red chenille
Collar: Chartruese deer hair on sides, black on top; hair is flaired
Head: White, black, orange and chartruese deer hair spun and stacked
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Dean’s Shad »

Hook: Mustad 90233S size 2/0
Thread: Gudebrod GX2
Tail: White bucktail, silver holographic saltwater flashabou, black bucktail
Eyes: Lead eyes
Throat: White and black calftail
Glue: Epoxy

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Artifical Blonde »

Hook: Mustad 3366 size 1/0
Thread: Flat waxed Danville black
Tail: White supreme hair
Body: Large pearl estaz
Wing: Red supreme hair, red flashabou
Weight: Optional
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Rebar Popper »

Hook: Mustad 90233S size 2/0
Thread: White Gudebrod GX2
Body: Foam cylinder tapered and colored with Prismacolor markers; olive, chartruese, red
Overbody and Tail: Flex-cord 3/8″ light pearl and coated with epoxy
Eyes: Holographic Eyes
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