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Real Easy Damsel
Tied by Tom Fry
  • Eyes: Brass bead-chain
  • Tail: Olive marabou
  • Head: Olive marabou
  • Body: Olive marabou
  • Thread: Thread: Green or olive
  • Hook: Tiemco 200R or similar, sizes 6-10
  • Tying Instructions


    1. Lash bead-chain section to hook, perhaps 1/4 inch back of eye.



    2. Tie in marabou butts behind eye, tips protruding forward, and [wrap] thread down to bend.



    3. Wind marabou fibers in front of eyes (once) then back to bend; tie down with thread.



    4. Wind thread forward as a rib, whip fishish at head.
    Tom Fry
    Trail, British Columbia Canada

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