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 First published December 13th 2001 - More than 7 years ago
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Introduction Tying Small FMJNM Caddis Monster Tube Inspiration
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Tube Muddler  |
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| Tube | Plastic fly tube or tube from cotton swab |
| Thread | Black or brown |
| Tag | Narrow flat gold tinsel |
| Tails | Two yellow golden phesant body feathers |
| Body | Black Arctic fox dubbing |
| Veilings | Four yellow golden phesant body feathers |
| Wing | Black Arctic fox |
| Head/collar | Natural deer hair |
Tying instructions:
- Prepare a tube, length approx. 1½" or 4 centimeters
- If you use a cotton swab, cut off the cotton and melt carefully to form a collar in each end of the tube (7 on the drawing below)
- Tie in the flat gold tinsel approx. one fifth of the tube length from the rear end of the tube
- Wind the tinsel backwards to cover half of this space and forwards again leaving a small piece of the tube uncovered (4 on the drawing below)
- Prepare two yellow golden phesant body feathers by removing the webby part leaving only the regular, even barbs
- Moisten the feather and pull the barbs parallel to the stem of the feather
- Tie in the feather with the shiny side up by laying two loose turns of thread over the stem just behind the first barbs
- Hold the feather flat in regard to the hook and pull slowly on the stem while guiding the barbs to a small, even tuft (2 on the drawing below)
- Unwind one wrap, pull the thread tight in an upwards motion and tie the feather down with two more tight wraps
- Repeat the process for the opposite side
- Divide the rest of the body into five parts
- Dub the first fifth with a thin layer of black dubbing
- Tie in two more feathers as described above
- Dub the next fifth
- Tie in two more feathers
- Dub the next fifth
- Tie in a sparse wing of Arctic fox on each side of the tube (1 on the drawing below)
- Stack a bunch of deer hair and tie in to form a collar (6 on the drawing below)
- Tie in more deer hair to form a large and dense head
- Whipfinish in front of the head and varnish
- Trim deer hair to form a short head
- Mount the hook on the tube by drawing a piece of silicone tubing over the bare piece of tube in the rear (3 on the drawing below)
- Use a treble or single hook according to taste and moral
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Tube Muddler construction 1: Arctic fox wing 2: Pheasant body tail and veilings 3: Silicone tube 4: Tinsel tag 5: Dubbing sections 6: Deer hair collar 7: Tube collar  |
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Introduction Tying Small FMJNM Caddis Monster Tube Inspiration
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