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UNDERBODY
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Lead strip or a strip of any other material which
is mounted on the hook shank. The underbody is shaped
to represent the general outlines of a bait fish.
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BODY
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Gold mylar tubing stretched over the underbody.
The tubing is cut flush and tied in at the hook eye.
The tubing extends slightly beyond the bend. It
is tied in at the bend and the additional material
beyond the bend is unravelled.
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CHEEK
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Brown pheasant feather
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EYE
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Stick-on mylar eye or a doll's eyes.
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WING
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A olive strip of rabbit hair, a zonker strip. This
is tied in at the hook eye, extends along the hook
shank, is tied in at the bend and extends passed
the bend for approximately a hook gape or more.
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COMMENTS
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This is one of the Dave Whitlock's Match the Minnow series.
The distinctive feature is the placement of the body on the shank opposite
the hook point. Consequently the hook point rides upside down. This
construction eliminates any reduction in the hook gap resulting from the
deep body. This series like the rest of Dave Whitlock's designs produces
very realistic flies. The Match the Minnow series can be found in Dick
Stewart's "Bass Flies".
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