Doug McKnight: Deer Hair Popper
The Weekly Fly: The Original Library • 28m
RECIPE:
Hook: Bass bug hook, or standard saltwater hook.
Thread: Flat waxed nylon white
Tail: 3 or four pairs of wide webby Rooster neck hackle, white, brown, yellow dyed grizzly, crystal flash
Head/Body: Deer belly Hair white; Deer body hair, brown, Black
Legs: 3 or 4 medium round rubber legs yellow
Eyes: Medium doll eyes
Weedguard: 20# hard mono
Additional notes: coat front of popper with a flexible adhesive like clear Silicone, it makes the popper make more noise and "pop" better.
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Hook: TMC 811s
thread: Chartruese UTC 140
Eyes: Lead Dumbell
Tail: Marabou, rooster neck hackles, krystal flash
legs: Natural color rubber legs, colored with Sharpie markers
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Doug McKnight: Deer Hair Slider
SD
RECIPE:Thread: Flat Wax Nylon
Eyes: Doll Eyes
Tail: 4-6 Saddle eyes
Body: Spun Deer Hair trimmed to Bullet Shape
Weed Guard: Heavy Mono -
Harley Reno: Orcky
Recipe:
Hook: Mustad 32756 or Eagle Claw 570 in sizes 2,4,6, or 8
Thread: Danville's size A thread in Black, Brown, tan, or Green
Eyes: Dazl-eyes in black in size 7/32, 3/16, or 5/32
Antennae: Matched pair of 6 inch long saddle hackles
Pincers: Two 3 inch long brown saddle hackles
Tail: thr...
