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Bob Skehan - COPPER CANDY, COPPERDOODLEDOO streamer pattern(s) - Copper Streamer Swap
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COPPER CANDY, COPPERDOODLEDOO
Submitted By
Bob Skehan
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COPPER CANDY
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COPPERDOODLEDOO
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HOOK
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Mustad 94720, Size 8
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THREAD
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Black
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BODY
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Flat Copper Tinsel
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THROAT
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Sparse white calftail to hook bend, then a small bunch of hot pink hackle barbules, tied shor
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UNDERWING
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Sparse light blue bucktail, then sparse light purple bucktail
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WING
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Two hot pink neck hackles, flanked by two golden badger neck hackles
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EYES
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Jungle Cock
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HOOK
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Mustad 9575, size 6
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THREAD
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Black
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TAIL
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Copper flashabou
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BODY
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Copper Braid, or Flat Copper Tinsel with a Double Copper Wire Rib, laquered.
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THROAT
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Small tuft of red marabou
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WING
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White Marabou, then an equal bunch of black marabou
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COLLAR
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Black hen hackle, tied back
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EYES
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Painted white with black pupils
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Bob's Comments On These Patterns:
Copper Candy:
Just a fun, bright featherwing pattern utilizing one of my favorite hackles...the badger hackle! Nothing looks fishier to me than the dark center stripe. Makes it look sleek and fishy, and could indicate a lateral line of a variety of bait fish. The bucktail underwing are very light colors...almost pastel.
CopperDoodleDoo:
My "replacement" pattern which I came up with for as a stand in for a swapper that couldn't complete the swap, I think I like this one better than my original swap pattern! The small bunch of copper flashabou for a tail stands out in my mind as a great tailing for casting streamers...and will add life and flash during the retrieve. I plan to tie a whole bunch more patterns with flashabou or holographic tinsel tails. Should add some sparkle to my streamer wallet!
I ran out of the copper braid before I finished the lot of patterns for the swap, and substituted a flat copper tinsel body for the last few patterns. Over this, I used a copper wire rib which consisted of two lengths of wire wound together as a single rib. Each of the body styles on this pattern received a liberal dose of clear fingernail polish which I allowed to dry thoroughly before continuing.
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