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CDC Shuttlecock Buzzer
The CDC Shuttlecock Buzzer is a simple variant of the buzzer that uses a CDC wing to suggest the insect at the moment it hatches. Alex Jardine ties it with a slim black thread body ribbed with pearl flat mylar, a natural CDC wing, an orange seal's fur hot spot and a hare's ear thorax. It works on chalkstreams and lakes alike. Tied here on a Partridge K4AY curved hook.
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Materials
Partridge K4AY curved hook
Semperfli Waxed Thread 12/0, black
Black · 12/0
Semperfli Flat Mylar Tinsel, pearl, small
Pearl · Small
Semperfli Waxed Thread 12/0, black, the same as the tying thread
Black
CDC, natural
Natural
Seal's fur, orange, for a hot spot in the thorax
Orange
Hare's ear fur, natural
Natural
How to Tie the CDC Shuttlecock Buzzer
- 1
Step 1
Start the black thread behind the eye and wrap a base down into the bend of the hook.
- 2
Step 2
Tie in the pearl mylar tinsel at the rear of the body.
- 3
Step 3
Wrap the thread back up the shank to form a slim, smooth body that tapers slightly toward the front.
- 4
Step 4
Wind the tinsel forward over the body in evenly spaced open turns. Tie it off and trim.
- 5
Step 5
Tie in a bunch of natural CDC on top just behind the eye with the tips pointing forward over the eye. Trim the butts.
- 6
Step 6
Dub a small amount of orange seal's fur behind the wing for the hot spot.
- 7
Step 7
Dub a thorax of hare's ear fur between the body and the wing.
- 8
Step 8
Whip finish and trim the thread.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfkiP_Xn7FM
Credit: Alex Jardine / Aardvark McLeod