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Big Yellow May Cripple

Tying Instructions

1.Place the hook in the vise, attach the thread behind the eye of the hook, and wrap the thread backward, stopping a few turns past the barb. Tie in desired material to imitate a shuck or nymph tails. The length should be no longer than the hook shank. Form a smooth underbody.

2.Tie in the rib and body material just in front of the tail and wrap the thread forward stopping just past the 50% mark of the hook shank.

3.Wrap the body material forward to the 50% mark and tie off.

4.Cross-wrap the rib through the body--spacing the wraps evenly to forming 4-5 segmented wraps--and tie off.

5.Add a thorax of spun deer hair, closed-cell foam, or dubbing. Leave space (25% of the hook shank) for the wing, hackle, and the head.

6.Tie in the wing material directly in front of the thorax. The wing(s) should be no longer than the hook shank, and the trimmed ends of the material should extend back over the thorax. You can create a Fluttering Cripple by splitting the wing with figure-eight wraps of thread, and positioning them at a forty-five degree angle.

7.Tie in and wrap the hackle over the thread base you created tying in the wing (between the thorax and wing). Wrap hackle in front of the wing as well, and tie off. Clip off the hackle tip and finish the head with several more wraps, a whip-finish, and cement.