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Small Polar Muddler

Small Polar Muddler

Hook	Partridge John Holden (GRS S4) size 8
Thread	Black
Tail	Black Arctic (AKA Polar) fox, approx. shank length
Body	Black Arctic fox dubbing
Wing	Black Artic fox, shorter than tail
Head/ collar	Natural deer hair

Tying instructions:

• Pluck the underfur out of a small bunch of Arctic fox. Save the wool for dubbing
• Tie in the tail on top of the shank over the hook bend
• Dub the shank to approx. mid shank
• Tie in wing on top of the shank. It should almost reach the tip of the tail
• Prepare a small bunch of natural deer hair, thickness less than a pencil, by removing underfur
• Stack the deer hair in a hair stacker
• Tie it in as a deer hair collar with the tips reaching just beyond mid shank
• Add one or two more bunches to form the head
• Whip finish and varnish
• Trim the deer hair

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