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This is the Video Buzzer, shown to me many years ago by my great friend Barrie Cook.
It is my most successful buzzer, beating every buzzer I have tried by a country mile, that includes flexi buzzers, epoxy buzzers etc.

Instruction assume right-handed tyers

HOOK - Kamasan B175  8-16
THREAD ? Black UTC 70
BREATHERS- glo-brite fluorescent multiyarn (or similar)
BODY- 2mm wide strip of Video tape (Taken from an old VHS video)
RIB -Silver wire
THORAX -Peacock Herl


STEP 1
             Mount the hook in the vice and attach the thread.

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/videobuzzer.jpg)

STEP2
            Tie in a length of multiyarn. Bind down about half way, then cut some of the yarn away. This stage is optional, if you want to leave the yarn as a full strand you can.

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/videobuzzer-1.jpg)

Continue wrapping round the bend, catch in the silver rib as you go.

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/videobuzzer-2.jpg)

STEP 3
           Cut a length of video tape into a 2mm wide strip and cut a point on the end.

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/videobuzzer-3.jpg)

Tie in, taking the thread back to the point shown.

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/videobuzzer-4.jpg)


STEP 4
              Wind the Video tape to form a neat body.


(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/videobuzzer-5.jpg)

Followed by the wire rib. I usually cut the tail breathers to length at this point.

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/videobuzzer-6.jpg)


STEP 5
               Catch in 2 or 3 Peacock Herl fibres.

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/videobuzzer-7.jpg)


STEP 6
          Twist the Herl into a rope and wind towards the eye, tie in and trim off waste

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/videobuzzer-9.jpg)


STEP 7
            Form a neat head, whipfinish and varnish. Trim the breathers to length for the completed fly.


(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/videobuzzer-10.jpg)


Unfortunately the pictures do not do justice to the body of this buzzer, it really glistens when wet.