1. Attach the hook to the vice. Wrap the leadfree wire covering about 70% of the total body length of the nymph. Leave some room behind the eye. |
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2. Attach the thread behind the eye and secure the leadfree wraps with spiroled thread wraps. |
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3. Lay a thread foundation over the leadfree wraps and the transitions on either end. |
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4. Attach a section of monofilament to the bottom of the hook shank. |
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5. Trim a section of scudback with a point on the end. Next, attach this scudback point to the top of the hook shank. |
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6. Secure the scudback downwards to the base of the body with thread wraps with the scudback on the top of the hook shank. |
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7. With the thread at the base of the body, attach the UV2 Scud dubbing (Golden Stone) to the thread with a clockwise twisting around the thread to form a small noodle. Slide the noodle up to the base of the body. |
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8. Take one wrap of the dubbing around the base of the body to lock in the fibers. Then, twist the noodle further creating a tight rope of dubbing around the thread. |
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9. Wrapping this dubbed rope with connecting turns up to the midpoint of the hook shank. The body should have a slight taper. |
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10. Next, attach some UV2 Seal-X dubbing (Chartreuse) for a "hot spot". Twist the dubbing around the thread and create a dubbed rope like you did with the body. |
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11. Wrap the dubbing in front of the body for a "hot spot". The spot should be about the width of the eye. Next, dub the thread with Hare's Ear Plus Dubbing (Black) for the thorax. |
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12. Create a dubbing rope of the Hare's Ear Plus dubbing and wrap a thorax behind the eye. |
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13. Bring the scudback over the top of the body and thorax, securing the scudback behind the eye with a couple of wraps. Bring the tag end back and secure the scudback behind the eye. Trim off the tag end of the scudback. |
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14. Wrap the monofilament forward with wide spirol wraps to the eye of the hook. Secure the tag end with thread wraps and trim off the tag of the monofilament. |
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15. Build a small head behind the eye and Whip Finish. Trim off the thread. |
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16. Apply a coat of UV Fly Finish Flow to the scudback and thread head. |
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17. Use a UV lamp to cure the finish. |
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18. Use a velcro strip or a dubbing brush to pull some of the fibers from the bottom of the body and thorax. |
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19. The finished Czech Nymph. |
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