Well i tied up some jigs/flies for Mackinaw using a standard size bandaid for the body. On a 2/0 hook, it worked great. I just threaded back over it to color it. A whole bandaid sounds like alot but these are big flies for big fish. And building the body with silk is a waste. I also used wheat and barley beards on a few flies that i tied up to look similar to a muddler, but since it was organic it only lasted a season, but it worked.
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