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$Ted Patlen Muddler Minnow - Detail study of Ted Patlen\'s Muddler Minnow tied in the Gapen tradition$ Ted Patlen Muddler Minnow	Ted Patlen Muddler Minnow	Not messy at all
$The Messy Pike Fly - Not nearly as messy as Don Gapen\'s original muddler$ The Messy Pike Fly	$The Terrible Muddler - Now we\'re getting closer to Gapen\'s style, but still not quite there$ The Terrible Muddler	Original Gapen muddler
The original	$Original Muddler - Another Muddler Minnow tied commercially by Gapen, this one from the 60\'s$ Original Muddler	$Neat muddlers - These muddlers are tied like I usually tie them: on top what can only be called an interpretation of Gapens Muddler Minnow, using the same basic materials, but a far cry from the Gapen fly, and below a <a href=\"/patterns/muddler/small.html\">Polar Muddler</a>, one of my favorite muddlers for sea run brown trout$ Neat muddlers
Step 1 -hook	Step 2 - start thread	Step 3 - tail
Step 4 - position tail	Step 5 - tail tied in	$Step 6 - thread base - Take the thread forward and build a base for the body. It doesn\'t have to be very even$ Step 6 - thread base
Step 7 - tinsel	Step 8- start in the front	Step 9 - and back
Step 10 - tie down and trim	Step 11 - squirrel	Step 12 - tie in underwing
Step 13 - turkey wing strips	Step 14 - position wings	Step 15 - catch strips
Step 16 - tighten	$Step 17 - deer hair - Cut a sparse bunch of deer hair. It doesn\'t need to be stacked or ordered or even have tips for that matter$ Step 17 - deer hair	Step 18 - position hair
Step 19 - spin	Step 20 - stroke back	Step 21 - head
Step 22 - varnish	The Muddler Minnow

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