[White Suspended 'Gill Buster]

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White Suspended 'Gill Buster
Tied by Steve Davenport

Hook: 16 to 8 3XL nymph hook.
Thread: Black Danville 6/0
Body: Rabbit strip whipped down with thread, or thin wool dubbing
Tail: White Zonker strip
Legs: White round rubber, 2 strands
Weight: Beadchain eyes



Tying Instructions:

1. Set hook in vise. Wrap down thread to secure eyes on top of hook shank.

2. One eye length behind hook eye, tie in beadchain on top of hook shank with an "x" wrap. Just behind eyes, tie double hitch on shank, then liberally apply head cement or super glue.

3. Wrap down shank to just above barb and tie on the tail material, which should extend behind the fly the length of the body. Wrap back toward the eyes over the rabbit hide to create a thin body. If a thicker body is desired, dub on a wool body.

4. Stop thread in middle of body, tie in legs, Madam X style. Advance thread to eye of hook.

5. Tie off behind the eyes with two double hitches or whip finish.

6. Trim thread and cement liberally.


Steve Davenport
Newnan, Georgia, USA

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