Spirit River UV2 Estaz Grande

Spirit River UV2 Estaz Grande is a long-fibre pearl winding material for building bodies, collars and synthetic hackle. Its fibres create a full surface around the hook shank, while the pearl reflective finish gives the fly a changing sheen. It is suited to buggers, streamers and saltwater patterns that call for a broad, mobile body profile.

Construction and use

Tie in the Estaz by its core at the rear of the body and prepare the thread at the finishing point. Wind the material in even turns, sweeping the long fibres back before each wrap. This keeps the fibres visible and distributed around the body instead of trapping them beneath the following turn. Close wraps create a fuller profile, while wider spacing produces a more open texture. Secure the material near the eye, trim the waste, and tidy the fibres into the intended outline.

• Form: long-fibre windable material that builds a broad body profile.
• Finish: pearl and reflective; UV2 is the named finish applied to the material.
• Uses: buggers, streamers, saltwater patterns, bodies and collars.
• Technique: tie in by the core, wind with the fibres swept back, and secure near the eye.