Smelt Patterns - Chris DelPlato

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WINNIPESAUKEE SMELT
Submitted By Chris DelPlato

WINNIPESAUKEE SMELT

BODY	Flat silver tinsel, double wrapped
WING	First Layer - sparse white bucktail Second Layer - 3 or 4 strands of thin peacock herl Third Layer - sparse orchid bucktail Fourth Layer - A single white marabou plume, tied in flat as long as the bucktail. Top Layer - 2 or 3 natural black silver pheasant crest curving down over and as long wing.
HEAD	Pearlescent lacquer with black pupil.
COMMENTS	Originated by Jim Warner in 1957 when he owned his Sportsmen's Center in Wolfboro, NH. According to Jim, it should be tied with a marabou plume having little or no center quill and the eyes should be built up with clear and pearlescent lacquer to give a 'bulging' look.