Love 'em or hate 'em you simply cannot ignore them. Simply put they consistently take fish all year round. I prefer to fish mine on a sinking or sink tip head and trawl them round really slowly. I will post a step by step soon.
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The Dressing Tube: Veniard Slipstream copper 3/4" long
Thread: Red
Feelers; 3 Red game and 3 white cock hackle stalks
Rostrum: Natural cock pheasant tail centre fibres
Body: Red dyed 4 ply granny wool
Hackle: Brown cock
Rib: Medium silver wire