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THREAD
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fluorescent orange
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HOOK
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TDE 4XL size 6 to 1/0; Mustad 79580. Weight the hook with 15 to 20 wraps of lead wire
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BODY
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gold mylar piping; underbody of curon; coat body with lacquer or epoxy to protect from unraveling when cut by fish teeth
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WINGS
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small bunch each of yellow, then orange, then brown marabou extending half length past hook bend; top with 8-12 peacock herls
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COLLAR
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dark brown deer hair spun; tips should extend to hook point; trim most of the tips beneath body
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HEAD
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dark brown deer hair spun and tightly packed. Trim head wide and flat like a toad or sculpin head. Darken top of head with a waterproof black pen
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COMMENTS
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curon was a synthetic, plastic material. It came in the form of cord and was pliable and stretchable. It could be used to form a tapered underbody
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THREAD
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red
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HOOK
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TDE 4XL size 6 to 1/0; Mustad 79580. Weight the hook with 15 to 20 wraps of lead wire.
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BODY
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silver mylar piping; underbody of curon; coat body with lacquer or epoxy to protect from unraveling when cut by fish teeth
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WINGS
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small bunch each of white, then yellow then golden olive marabou extending half length past hook bend; top with 8-12 peacock herls
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COLLAR
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natural dun brown deer hair dyed bronze green; tips should extend to hook point; trim most of the tips beneath body
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HEAD
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golden olive deer hair spun and tightly packed. Trim head wide and flat like a toad or sculpin head
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