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Tying Instructions:
1.) Place hook in vise
and secure thread, ending at hook bend.
2.) Tie in five or six
golden pheasant tippets for the tail, length 2/3
hook shank.
3.) Tie in ribbing,
portion to be wound extending beyond hook bend.
4.) Dub a thin body of
claret, terminating one and a half hook eye lengths
behind eye.
5.) Wind ribbing forward
in an open spiral to thread. Tie off and clip
excess.
6.) Select a hen hackle
feather with fibers one and a half to two times the
hook gap in length. Tie in by the tip and take two
turns. Tie off and clip.
7.) Clip a segment of
bronze mallard equal to one and a half hook gap in
width. Align the tips by "rocking" the fibers
between thumb and finger. Fold in half and tie in on
top of hook with tips extending to about the middle
of the tail. Clip excess butts.
8.) Form a full, rounded
head with the tying thread. Whip finish and cement
for a glossy look.
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