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Send as VFB eCard Black Ant Tied by Matt Jorgensen Front Body: Black dubbing Rear Body: Black dubbing under black deer hair Thread: Dark gray Uni-thread 8/0 Hackle: Grizzly Hook: Tiemco 100BL #16 Tying Instructions Attach thread to hook and wind to the bend. Stack a small bunch of deer hair (about 10-15 hairs) and tie in by the tips at the bend so the butts point to the back. Trim the tips. Dub a large ball just forward of the deer hair. Pull the deer hair butts over the top of the dubbing ball and tie off and trim. Attach the hackle just in front of the rear body and palmer the hackle forward, about 4 turns or so. Tie off the hackle tip and trim. Form a smaller dubbing ball just forward of the hackle. Form a thread head, whip finish and cement. Matt Jorgensen Los Angeles, CA United States << Back 'Madame X' - Monte Smith 'Madame X' (variant) - Jeff Christensen 'Something or Nothing' - John Buchanan Adams - Paul Klingaman Bastard Adams - Monty Wells Beadhead Hares Ear - Dustin Carlson Black Ant - Matt Jorgensen Black CDC Beadhead Nymph - Jerry Caruso CDC Cinnamon Ant - Gary Ingram Elk Hair Caddis - Andy Engle Gallagher - Dennis Perkinson Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear - Tom Tully Golden Sucker Spawn - Ron Patterson Green Weenie - Aaron Hirschhorn Green Wulff - Joyce Westphal Grey's Brown & White Special - Ray Gattus Ladybug - Duane Hill March Brown Spider - Richard Ross Olive Beadhead Woollybugger - Mike Boone Parachute Patriot - Bob Wiegers Partridge & Orange - Justin Moeykens Pheasant Tail Flashback - Jeff Johnson Pheasant Tail Skipper - T Seats Poly-Deer - Lars Arned Prince Nymph - James Murray Royal Coachman (variant) - Keith Heil Royal Coachman Trude - Pete Brigaitis Royal Western Trude - Jim Woolacott Stimulator - Martyn Eastwood Turkey & Elk Wing Caddis - Byard Miller Woolybugger - Timothy Parrish Next >> Please Support Our Sponsors Available At Line's End Inc.

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