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L.H. Blanton Benchworks

From the Bench

Bench Notes is the written record of L.H. Blanton Benchworks: lessons, patterns, materials and tools, techniques, design and fishing, and fish and fisheries. Read by subject or explore the complete archive. Full instructional editions remain reserved for their students and participants.

Panhandler technical construction plate

Panhandler

Panhandler recipe card. The full lesson is reserved for course participants.

Deer Hair Slider technical construction plate

Deer Hair Slider

Deer Hair Slider recipe card. The full lesson is reserved for course participants.

Gerbubble Bug technical construction plate

Gerbubble Bug

Gerbubble Bug recipe card. The full lesson is reserved for course participants.

Backwater Retriever technical plate showing a chartreuse and white rabbit-strip fly, compact deer-hair wedge, barred legs and four-inch overall length.

Backwater Retriever

Bench Notes No. 2. Lee H. Blanton’s four-inch rabbit-strip water fly, with a Whitlock hard-mono foundation, a compact deer-hair wedge, and a complete tying sequence.

Deer-hair bass bug with a red face, green and dark bands, a large dark eye, barred green rubber legs, and a feathered tail on a wooden surface.

The Most Whithair Bug

Bench Notes No. 3. An instructional study of Dave Whitlock’s deer-hair bass bug, connecting material choices and head shape to fishing purpose.

Close-up of a green deer-hair fly head with black and yellow bands, showing packed hair and trimmed contours.

Introduction to Deer Hair

Bench Notes No. 1. A reference for deer-hair selection, controlled placement, packing, shaping, and durable warmwater construction.

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