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Aberdeen Angus

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The Aberdeen Angus is a nice palmer fly that generally performs well on the bob probably best fished as a sedge imitation or attractor pattern.Step by step instructions for a very effective wet spider ideal for rivers and lakes. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers

Materials list

Hook: Kamazan B175 size 10-12
Thread: Uni 8/0 Light Cahill (original calls for brown)
Tail: Ginger hackle fibers
Body: 3 parts; yellow, hot orange and red seal fur
Rib 1: Fine flat gold tinsel
Rib 2: 4lb mono
Body hackle: Ginger cock hackle
Head hackle: Ginger hen

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