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Tying my favorite flies part 2

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Red and green butts on tube This is a fly pattern that I think is one of the most universal patterns around for most fish that swim in a river. Black with some color in it for contrast - what could be more simpler then that? Of all the different patterns in my tube box, this is the one that I have the maximum confidence in. I could basicly fish them for an entire season just in different sizes, but that wouldn't be any fun, wouldn't it? I do make these on singles and doubles too, but just feel that the tube models are the ones that fill me with that special feeling of "somethings going to happen"... Some models just look better on a tube and some don't.  Couple of butts ready to catch some fish. You can start off with watching this tying video of me tying a red butt tube: Tying a red butt tube   The materials you need to tie this fly are: - Plastic tube or if you really want to, some copper or aluminium tube. I don't personally