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Green Butt Skunk (Waddington shank version) Hook - Waddington Shank 45mm & Gamakatsu Octopus #2 Tag - Flat silver tinsel (medium) Tail - Pheasant crest (red)
Butt - Ostrich herl (black)Rib - Large antique flat tinsel (silver) Body - Seal's fur or substitute (chartreuse back 1/3 & black front 2/3) Hackle - Blue ear pheasant or substitute (natural gray first then black) Collar - Teal (natural) Wing - Temple hund or substitute (white) Cheeks - Jungle cock Fly's story.... This is a Green Butt Skunk tied on a Waddington shank. Great all-around steelhead pattern. The Waddington shank allows you to have a long shank but a short shank on the hook that actually attaches to the fish. Long shanks have a tendency to lever out, and short shanks stay in much better. |
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