Chuck Morris
07-17-08, 11:13 AM
Parachute Hopper
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Parachute Hopper
Hook: 2XL # 8-14 (This is a modified Eagle Claw 214 #8)
Thread: UTC 70 Tan
Wingpost: White calf body hair (Height = 1/2 hook length. Tie in at 1/4 shank length)
Body: Rusty Orange plastic canvas yarn (or equivelent) 1 ply (Also use tan, brown, olive, yellow, etc.)
Wing: Turkey tail feather section (Sprayed with fixative / 1 hook gap in width)
Legs: Knotted pheasant tail fibers (3-4)
Hackle: Grizzly (Fibers 2X hook gap)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/sirrom/DSC05146.jpg
__________________
I don't fish to live, but I live to fish.
I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong.
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Parachute Hopper
Hook: 2XL # 8-14 (This is a modified Eagle Claw 214 #8)
Thread: UTC 70 Tan
Wingpost: White calf body hair (Height = 1/2 hook length. Tie in at 1/4 shank length)
Body: Rusty Orange plastic canvas yarn (or equivelent) 1 ply (Also use tan, brown, olive, yellow, etc.)
Wing: Turkey tail feather section (Sprayed with fixative / 1 hook gap in width)
Legs: Knotted pheasant tail fibers (3-4)
Hackle: Grizzly (Fibers 2X hook gap)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/sirrom/DSC05146.jpg
__________________
I don't fish to live, but I live to fish.
I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong.