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$27 - tie down hackle - Tie down the hackle and trim surplus. Don\'t worry about a few stray barbs. We\'\'ll catch them in the next step$

27 - tie down hackle

28 - head

29 - whip finish

30 - varnish

Surf

Choppy

The original

Ted Patlen Muddler Minnow

Ted Patlen Muddler Minnow - Detail study of Ted Patlen's Muddler Minnow tied in the Gapen tradition

Ted Patlen Muddler Minnow

$The Messy Pike Fly - Not nearly as messy as Don Gapen\'s original muddler$

The Messy Pike Fly

Not messy at all

$The Terrible Muddler - Now we\'re getting closer to Gapen\'s style, but still not quite there$

The Terrible Muddler

Neat muddlers

Neat muddlers

Original Gapen muddler

Step 1 -hook

Step 2 - start thread

Step 3 - tail

Step 4 - position tail

Step 5 - tail tied in

$Step 6 - thread base - Take the thread forward and build a base for the body. It doesn\'t have to be very even$

Step 6 - thread base

Step 7 - tinsel

Step 8- start in the front

Step 9 - and back

Step 10 - tie down and trim

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The GFF money box

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