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Cotton Candy Blackhead
Was at the local discount store today with Lori, and picked up a little girls "princess" feather boa - bright pink.
Always looking for contrast in a fly, Inspiration struck and the Blackhead was born.
Red Marabou tag tail.
Black thread body
Pink Marabou quill (not blood quill)
Black chenille head
Bead Chain eyes
Wrap thread full length from eye, and return to eye.
Tie on beat chain eyes. Dab drop of CA.
Return thread to hook point and tie in tail.
Tie in marabou quill at hook point and return thread forward.
Tie in chenille 1/4" behind eye.
PALMER marabou forward to chenille and tie off. Wrap thread to bead eyes.
Wrap chenille head and tie off.
Super easy! This should have a seductively slow sink and good twitch response. Choose your colors and go to it!
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Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on November 29, 2013 at 11:56pm
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GREAT LOOKING BUG DAVID AND THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS BUDDY.......
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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 29, 2013 at 10:04pm
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I dunno how this pic reappeared - I was just sorting pics around in my albums. I guess that triggers the re-posting.
Anyway, thanks Dick. And yeah, we can blame Tooty for some of it. He sent me the first tied flies I had seen in decades. He has enabled me pretty steadily, too. Along with him, we can also blame Carl Hendrix and Vince Fusco. All three came together at around the same time to urge me to take a stab at tying flies.
Carl sent me the vise I now use, along with some samples of flies he had tied. Vince, 'ol Vince, well, he piled a bunch of surplus materials on me. So, this tying fixation was actually the result of three different guys getting me started each, in a different way. Taken together, it was both humbling and serendipitous.
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Comment by dick tabbert on November 29, 2013 at 9:43pm
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And again master Tooty has created another monster a person with thread and feathers and chenille in his veins.
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Thanks Chris. Try one and see what happens!
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Comment by chris kowaleski on October 28, 2013 at 2:19pm
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this incredible david!
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Short notice name, Leo. What can I say?
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Comment by Leo Nguyen on October 28, 2013 at 10:37am
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LOL! Love the name. Pink color and blackhead as a name..man, talking about a name that will be ingrained into a person's mind..
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Thanks Tooty! I was also thinking bass.
This one is on a #8 2X streamer hook. I tied a similar thing, without the chenille, on a #8 Sproat. Its called 'Stumpy Cotton Candy.'
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SUPER LOOKING FLY DAVID AND LOOKS LIKE CRAPPIES WRITTEN ALL OVER IT !!!!
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