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Red tag extended body

Tie the Red tag with the extended body, it allows you to use small hooks for large imitations.
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Red tag extended body
List of materials
Thread: Black 8/0 Hook: Grub size 16 18 20 Tag: Red synthetic yarn Body: Peacock herls Hackle: Red rooster
Steps

Step 1

Tie a piece of yarn on hook

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 1

Step 2

Tie on hook a tuft of peacock herls

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 2

Step 3

I interweaving the herls peacock, except one.

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 3

Step 4

I wrap the tying thread around the yarn and peacock herls for the length of the extended body. Then I go back on the hook

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 4

Step 5

keeping taut the yarn and peacock herl, I wrap the intertwined peacock herls around them

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 5

Step 6

After tying the body, I tie the herls on the hook

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 6

Step 7

I reverse the herl on the body and tie it on the hook. This herl prevents that the body could unroll.

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 7

Step 8

Cut excesses of herls

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 8

Step 9

Tie a rooster hackle on hook

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 9

Step 10

Wrap hackle around hook, tie it and cut excess.

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 10

Step 11

Tie head of fly

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 11

Step 12

Cut excess of tag

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 12

Step 13

Fly finished

Fly tying - Red tag extended body - Step 13

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