Trueblood Shrimp

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by Ted Trueblood in Randall Kaufmann's The Fly Tyers Nymph Manual

Hook: #10-16 nymph, weighted
Thread: brown
Tail: fibers from brown partridge feather
Body: originally for the Trueblood Otter brown and tan blended otter and angora goat
Throat: fibers from brown partridge feather

Head cement recipe:
Goop
Xylene (epoxy thinnner)

Instructions:
Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene
Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene
Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency

Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid

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