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Olsen's Purple Blowtorch

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

AvidMax dressing

  • Hook Umpqua Perdijig 210BL
  • Thread UTC , Purple 70D

Materials

  • Tailing Material #2 Glo Bright Floss FL Pink
  • Ribbing UTC Wire, Silver, Small
  • Dubbing Hareline Ice Dub, Purple
  • CDC Collar Wapsi CDC Feathers
  • Hotspot Collar UTC Ultra Thread 70D, FL Pink

How to tie it

  1. Start UTC Ultra Thread 70D purple right behind the bead on the Perdijig hook, pushing the wraps forward with thumb and index finger to lock a thread dam against the bead, then work back down the shank and cut out the tag.
  2. Cut a six-inch strand of #2 Glo Bright Floss FL Pink into four pieces, wet the tips, and lock one piece down at about its midpoint with a single wrap; fold the forward half back over and lock that down too — the small bump fills in later.
  3. Take the thread up toward the bead and trim the tail off short, leaving just a hot spot tag.
  4. Tie in small silver UTC Wire right behind the bead on your side and bind it rearward with clean touching wraps, then bring the thread forward.
  5. Add a touch of dubbing wax, noodle Hareline Ice Dub purple on tight, and wrap forward, opening the wraps up as you approach the bead to build the taper; pluck any stragglers out with your fingers.
  6. Counter-wrap the wire forward for segmentation and durability, catch it off and helicopter it out.
  7. Make a small dubbing loop, lay half a Wapsi CDC feather into it and cut along the stem while holding tension, spin the loop up until the fibers stand out, and wrap the collar; sweep all the fibers back and cut the loop out.
  8. Do a one-turn whip finish only, so the bead is not crowded, then start FL Pink 70D right behind the bead, take a couple of wraps for the hot spot collar, whip finish and cut the tag.

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