The Apprentice (Variation)

The Apprentice 

Variation recipe

Hook: Streamer, #4

Thread: Black

Tail: Soft white hackle fibers

Body: fluorescent chartruese/yellow thread

Rib 1: Peacock Herl

Rib 2: Oval Silver (counter wound)

Wing: White hackle

Throat: Red poly yarn

Over Wing: Omitted 

Original recipe

Hook: Rangeley Streamer, #4
Thread: Black
Tail: Soft white hackle fibers
Body: Glow-Brite Floss, #11
Rib 1: Peacock Herl
Rib 2: Oval Silver (counter wound)
Wing: White hackle
Throat: Glo-Brite Floss
Over Wing: Glo-Brite Floss, #11

Multiple Function Materials

As you can see in the mylar piping material shown above, there is multiple uses for it. You can remove the core from the piping and use and use the piping for bait-fish bodies, you can use the antron/zlon type strands of the core for wings, wing posts, bodies, legs etc and you can even unbraid the piping and use each strand as mylar tinsel.

The mylar piping shown above is a chartreuse color and size large but I have found this type of piping with the antron/zlon type core material in other colors including silver, gold, pearl and even holographic.

As always, thanks for looking!