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BARNES SPECIAL
Submitted By Bob Skehan



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BARNES SPECIAL
THREAD red
HOOK Mustad 94720, size 2-10
TAIL a pair of jungle cock body feathers
BODY flat silver mylar tinsel
RIB fine oval silver tinsel
WING 2 yellow saddle hackles flanked by a pair of grizzly saddle hackles
COLLAR white saddle hackle, tied back



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From: Ed Null · e.null·at·sbcglobal.net  Link
Submitted December 17th 2011

Caught two nice rainbows on this one yesterday! Will surely tie a few more for the next trip.



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