LAYING ON THE GUT LOOP 97 



Fix the gut to the shank, beginning at the 

 point where the spiral coils of silk on the bare 

 shank left off, with tight, close, even turns of 

 silk towards the bend, leaving about ^ inch of 



FIG. 21. 



the shank at the head exposed (Fig. 22). This 

 uncovered portion of the shank will eventually 

 be occupied by the throat and head of the fly, 

 and it is important to have clean ground to 

 work on there for that purpose. The coils of 



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