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                                The E-Z Streamer:

                                     (Tying instructions)    

 

                                             

 

 

                                                                          Step 1:

 

                                                           Hook: Eagle Claw 254SS #2

                                                          Eyes: 3/16" CRYSTAL EYES 

                                                                                                                                                                                                        

       

     A) Mount CRYSTAL EYES by holding both

          eyes between thumb and forefinger.                                                

         Secure tightly by doing many wraps and                                  

         figure eight wraps, whip finish and apply                                       

         cement (SOFTEX) to lock everything in place.                                              

 

                                                                        

 

                                                                         Step 2:                                                 

 

                                                Body: E-Z BODY LL Small/Pearl W/Black LL

                                                  Tail & Wing Flash: Bill's Bodi-Braid Pearl

 

     A) Cut a 2.5" piece of Small E-Z BODY LL, using                                              

          a lighter lightly scinge one end of the tubing                         

          and lightly roll it between your fingers.                                         

          (this step may be omitted but it does make

              inserting the flash material much easier)

 

      B) Remove the hook from vise and insert the                  

          hook into the E-Z BODY LL (place the hook                               

                                                      point into and through the tubing as if you

                                                      are baiting a worm onto a hook).

                                                      Place the hook back into the vise.

 

                                                  C) For this step you will need a piece of heavy

                                                      mono about 10 inches long and a lighter,

                                                      match or candle. Take the mono and fold it 

                                                      in half, melt the ends together forming a loop, 

                                                      this makes a simple yet effective tool for

                                                      pulling materials through tubings.

                           

                                                  D) Insert the closed end of the mono loop through

                                                      the tubing leaving the loop exposed.

                                                      Cut a piece of Pearl Bill's Bodi-Braid about 15"

                                                      long and thread it through the loop, this will make

                                                      a loop to loop connection allowing you to pull

                                                      the material through the tubing. 

 

                                                     Pull the ends of the Bill's Bodi-Braid so that they

                                                     are even and then pull the mono loop through the 

                                                     tubing, leaving enough material hanging out of

                                                     the tubing to form a tail. 

                                      

                                                    Make a couple thread wraps and clip the loop of 

                                                    Bill's Bodi-Braid leaving the mono loop intact for 

                                                    furture use.     

 

                                                                          Step 3:

                                  

                                                             

 

     A) Secure tubing and flash behind eyes and bring

          thread forward securing flash in front of the                                      

          CRYSTAL EYES, flash should be facing forward                                                 

          with one piece on top and one piece on bottom.                                          

 

                                          

 

                                                                          Step 4:

                                           

                                                     Wing Flash: Pearl Bill's Bodi-Braid

                                                         Under Wing: White Bucktail

 

      A) Fold the top piece of Bill's Bodi-Braid over the                                                         

         top of the fly and the fold the bottom piece back

         under the fly and secure.                                              

                                                          

     B) Add a sparse clump of white bucktail to the under

         side of the fly. Make two thread wraps behind the                                      

         eyes to lay down the flash and bucktail.                                             

                              

                                              C) Trim the top and bottom flash pieces of 

                                                  Bill's Bodi-Braid to legnth and pick them out

                                                  to become the flash.         

 

                                                                           Step 5:

 

                                                     Wing: Chartreuse and Olive Bucktail

                                                                                      Topping: Peacock Herl

                                                                    Cement: SOFTEX

 

 

     A) Add a sparse clump of chartreuse bucktail

        and secure it in front of eyes.                                                   

                                       

    B) Add a clump of olive bucktail, secure in front of eyes.                                

                             

    C) Add a clump of peacock herl, secure in front of eyes.                                 

         

    D) Trim Bill's Bodi-Braid tail to size and pick out braid                                          

                                                  to form a flashy tail.                                                       

                                                  

                                              E) Whip finish and apply SOFTEX to head.

 

                                                                          Finished!!

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