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EDSON TIGER DARK (Original)
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EDSON TIGER DARK (My Version)
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HEAD
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Black or Yellow lacquer
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TAG
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Flat Gold Tinsel
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TAIL
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Two Yellow saddle Hackle Tips
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BODY
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Yellow Chenille
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WING
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Fox Squirrel
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THROAT
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Two Red hackle tips
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CHEEKS
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Gold Metal "Edson" Cheeks
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HEAD
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Blk or Yellow Thread
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TAG
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None
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TAIL
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Yellow Hackle Fibers
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BODY
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Yellow Chenille
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WING
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Squirrel Tail (Not sure if it's a Fox squirrel - red with black bands)
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THROAT
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Red Hackle fibers
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CHEEKS
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None
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Clyde's Comments
According to Bates' book, Edson incorporated "Edson" cheeks (gold metal
cheeks) to replace the expensive Jungle cock eyes. Also of the five
examples in Bates' book, I don't think any of them are tied identicle. He
used various hackle types for the tail and even used furnace hackle for the
squirrel wing. Seeing this I don't feel as bad for my simplified version.
For me it's easier to tie, and still closely resembles the original pattern.
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