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Rotate hook in vise. Cut piece of finn raccoon off the hide, remove most long guard hairs, and underfur. Tie in, clean up thread head, whip finish, and cut thread. Touch a fairly large amount of gel superglue, slide sculpin helmet on, and put into place. Make sure the “keel” of the helmet is on the bottom so the hook point rides up. At this point remove it from the vise and trim the bottom of the fly down with a pair of scissors if you would like. It helps sometimes with the speed at which it sinks.

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