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Old 10-08-2010, 02:11 PM
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Default Working on ..........Bibio Hopper

Hi Guys

Ive never had much luck with the good old bibio pattern

Lately my black hopper 12# has been killing fish on every water ive fished it thought id "bibio" the pattern this is my MK1 its ok but i think it was a mistake to leave off my normal medium opal mirage rib and use thin sliver wire instead.

Toyed with using fire orange thread to give a hot head ?? but thought possibly to much red ??

Possibly too much red seals fur on the thorax ?

Might try rook/crow instead of cock for the head hackle ?

Defo keeping the opal tag

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Not a lot wrong wi that englander
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Very nice Englander.
I have been having great sucess this season with opal tinsel either as a body or in a rib. Great stuff!!!!
Will have to tie a few of them up.
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