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The Overtaker

Taking over: A small black tube fly inspired by the classical Undertaker and flies like the Green Butt. This small fly shows that bube flies do not have to be large. It's petite, it's black and it's sexy with a small hotspot.
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PET Blue NJ

Tubed: Black and blue colors are great no matter where you are fishing for salmon or sea trout. The PET Blue is just one of several colors of Nils Jorgensen's PETs. They are great in all sizes and easy to tie on the new Pro Tube System.
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Burning Man

Plop!: This strange popper came out of Martin Joergensen's vice recently and has already proved its value several times. See why it might be interesting to you, how to tie it (in meticulous details) as well as how it moves - and in video too! And learn why it's called Burning Man.
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Chinese White

Tubed: A bright tube fly for salmon in clear water created by Danish Ken Bonde Larsen. Tied in the Scandinavian style with a large and soft hair wing made of several layers. Easy to tie and impressive both in and out of the water.
See pattern and pictures here.

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The Dirty White

More tubes: We continue our series of tube flies tied in the Scandinavian style. This fly is another subdued yellow, white and gray fly, well suited for bright light and clear water. It uses a mallard hackle to create a nice, closed shape.
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The Dirty White

Type Tube fly

Originator
Ken Bonde Larsen

Year of origin
2008

Difficulty
Medium

Target species
Atlantic salmon (sea run)
Steelhead (sea run)

Materials

Tube Half inch clear tube with inner tube (FITS)
Thread White
Tail Pale yellow Antron
Rib Oval silver tinsel
Tag Flat silver tinsel
Body Silver flash dubbing
Body hackle Badger
Wing flash Pale yellow twinkle flash
First wing section Yellow Arctic fox
Wing flash Silver Angel Hair
Second wing section Silver fox - gray tipped
Front hackle Mallard, natural
Cone Flat silver dish

Tying instructions
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