1) Place hook in vise and secure
thread, ending at bend of hook.
2) Clip a bundle of hair from
the back of a gray squirrel skin. Remove underfur and tie in
at bend, length equal to hook shank.
3) Tie in copper wire and
wind thread forward to a point halfway between the eye and
the hook point. Be sure to form a smooth foundation with the
thread for the abdomen. Wind the copper wire forward in
touching wraps to thread. Tie off and clip excess.
4) Tie in segment of mottled
turkey tail or similar quill, about 3/4 hook gap in width,
shiny side up and excess extending toward bend of hook.
5) Use a blend of 3/4 gray
squirrel and 1/4 black beaver dubbing to form a swollen
thorax terminating just behind eye.
6) Fold wingcase of turkey
over the thorax and tie down. Clip excess.
7) Whip finish and cement
thread wraps and wingcase.
8) Pick out a few guard hairs
from the thorax for legs with dubbing needle.
