"Mr. Opus McDopus" wrote in message
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...hook--size 12 short shank with wide gape;...
...body--3/32" strip of closed cell foam 6" long (I got as close as
possible to 3/32".......... 7/8"?);...

Any suggestions from Master Tyer's would be greatly appreciated!

No master myself, but I believe I could hide a box of a hundred size 12
short shank hooks pretty effectively in a 6" long by 7/8" wide strip of just
about anything. Personally, I think you did well to wind up with something
that bears even a passing resemblance to a fly.

Wolfgang