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Tying Instructions:
1.) Place hook in vise and
secure thread, ending at bend.
2.) Tie in a few fibers of black
hen hackle for the tail, length equal to 2/3 hook shank.
3.) Tie in ribbing by securing
to the bottom of the shank along the entire lenth of what
will become the body. Use smooth, even thread wraps, ending
up again at the bend.
4.) Tie in the body tinsel on
the near side of the shank in the same manner as the
ribbing, leaving the thread forward 1/4 the shank behind
eye. Pull tinsel to be wound straight up, creating a fold of
45 degrees at the tie in point. Wind the tinsel forward in
smooth, even wraps to thread. Tie off and clip excess.
5.) Where thread is now hanging,
tie in the body hackle by its tip. The length of its fibers
should be slightly longer than the hook gap.
6.) Dub the remainder of the
body with red seal fur or a suitable substitute (I like to
use a blend of rabbit and american possum dyed to scarlet).
7.) Wind ribbing forward tightly
in an open spiral. When the ribbing reaches the body hackle,
it should pass behind it on top of the shank, but touching
it. Countiue the ribbing through the dubbing and tie off
just in front. Clip excess.
8.) Wind hackle tightly against
the front side of the ribbing over the dubbed portion of the
body. Tie off, clip excess.
9.) Tie in a black hen hackle
with fibers two times the hook gap in length. Take one full
turn and tie off. Clip excess.
10.) Prepare the wing by
clipping a pair of segments from matching dark gray mallard
quill, equal to about 3/4 the hook gap in width each. To the
top of each of these, marry a strip of about four fibers of
scarlet mallard quill. I find that a bit of Workable Fixatif
helps hold these together when tying in.
11.) Place wing segments back to
back and tie in directly on top of the hook shank. Clip any
excess.
12.) Build up a rounded head,
whip finish and cement heavily for a glossy appearance.
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