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Muddler mania
Salt Water Caddis

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Salt Water Caddis

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Materials:
| Hook
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Mustad 34011 size 6-10
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| Thread
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Olive
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| Rib
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Gray ostrich herl
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| Body
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Natural or olive hare's mask dubbing
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| Head/collar
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Olive deer hair
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Tying instructions:
- Tie in the ostrich herl over the hook bend - edge pointing forwards, plume backwards
- Dub the body to one third behind the hook eye
- Turn the ribbing in 5-6 turns, tie down and cut
- Prepare a small bunch of olive deer hair, thickness less than a pencil
- Tie it in as a deer hair collar with the tips reaching over the body. Keep the collar on top of the hook
- Add one or two more bunches to form the head
- Whip finish and varnish
- Trim the deer hair with rough cuts over the collar from behind
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The most important step in preparation is getting the right kind of hair. Buy your hair at a reliable source. Good spinning hair patches are dense and have little underfur. The single natural hair should be dull and light at the base, slightly waved at the root, and have a short tapered tan/black tip section.
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