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Beaded Red Tag (variant).

Hends BL550 size 16 hook. Textreme 6/0 standard black thread. Toho AB (Aurora Borealis ) 11/0 Light Siam Ruby Red glass seed bead. Red embroidery silk thread tag (should be red wool). Body of two natural peacock herls ribbed with dark fine copper wire. Veniards Indian hen dark brown cape hackle. Comment – the original Red Tag was created about 1850 in Worcestershire, England. It could be fished wet or dry and has produced various variants over the years, including a version used in Denmark for sea trout in their coastal waters.

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