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SpeyCo Tube - Mini 'truder

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Mini ‘truder:

Using a 25mm length of the fine PVC ‘liner’ tube, a mini ‘truder is wrapped:

The tail is 2 wrapped orange-dyed GP flank feathers. The body is yellow angel hair, spun onto the thread as dubbing, then wrapped, secured with oval silver tinsel rib



A small bunch of chartreuse dyed marble fox is selected and splayed out into a dubbing loop



Then spun



Then wrapped as the wing



A small brush is used to brush out the fox into some semblance of order



Four natural grizzly saddle hackle tips are tied in around the tube



A purple dyed schlappen feather is then wrapped for 3 turns as the under collar



A natural gadwall feather is wrapped over the schlappen



The head is finished with Glo Brite #5 floss, then varnished



The overall size in the hand – 2.5” max length



The setup would be a loop in the leader with your preferred choice of stinger hook, having placed a small fluo red bead to prevent the loop knot from pulling into the rear of the PVC tube during the swing.

Just add some nice flows, & enjoy!


Mike
 
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Thanks to all for the kind comments ;)

I keep using these schlappen as it really is a good colour - very vibrant, & purple, although my camera still says "blue"!!

My 2011 trips will be as listed in my "Location", except no Russia this year!

Mike
 
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