After goofing around with the Skitterbug, I thought I'd try to apply that concept to Art Sheck's neat Spundun mayfly; couldn't get it to work properly, though, so I figured I'd tie up a Spundun anyway. The clipped deer hair provides a nice, built-in pfd. hook - Dai Riki 320 #14 thread - UTC 140 tan tail - hackle fibers ginger body - goose biot tan wing - deer hair mash barb, attach thread at 70% mark, wrap back to point above barb and create a thread bump pull off a clump of hackle fibers and even tips measure (shank length) and tie in wrap back to thread bump to force tail to proper tilt and splay angle tie in biot (notch side down to create ribbed body) trim hackle butts at initial tie-in spot and wrap thread forward to create smooth underbody wrap biot forward and tie off at 70% mark clean & stack a clump of deer hair measure for length (hook shank), trim butts and lay on top of hook at 70% mark 2 soft loops, pull firmly and allow deer hair to spin around hook shank push hair back with finger (make sure it's evenly dispersed around hook) pull hair back and wrap head, forcing deer hair back half hitch x2, trim thread, SHHAN trim out bottom hair fibers, creating the pfd a done dun Regards, Scott
Nice one, Scott. I'll have to have my wife tie up a few. (Like GAT, I am deer hair challenged. VEE, though, is really good at it.)
