MATERIALS LIST
- Hook - Daiichi 1710, Mustad 9671, Partridge D4A, Tiemco 5262.
- Thread - Black 6/0.
- Tail - Wood duck lemon side fibers.
- Ribbing - Fine oval gold wire.
- Abdomen - A blend of brown seal or substitute, brown rabbit body fur and Otter. (1/2 seal, 1/4 rabbit, 1/4 otter.}
- Thorax - Same as abdomen.
- Wing Case - Black and white barred wood duck.
- Legs - The tips of the black and white barred wood duck wing case
TYING INSTRUCTION
- Secure a hook in the vise and build a good thread base.
- Tail - Tie in wood duck lemon side fibers at the bend of the hook.
- Abdomen - Tie in the rib material at the bend of the hook. With tying thread form a dubbing loop and twist sufficient material into the loop to wrap a thin tapered fuzzy abdomen 2/3 of the hook's shank. Secure the dubbin loop with tying thread and trim the excess.
- Rib - Spiral the ribbing 5 turns foward with even spacing to the front of the abdomen. Secure the ribbing with tying thread and trin the excess.
- Thorax - Tie in a section of black and white wood duck 10 or 12 fibers wide at the front of the abdomen tips over the hook's bend. At the front of the thorax form a dubbing loop and twist in sufficient dubbing to form a 'sort of' fat fuzzy thorax. Wrap the thorax dubbin loop forward to normal head space. Secure the dubbing loop with tying thread and trim the excess.
- Wing Case - Pull the wing case tips over the eye of the hook and secure with tying thread at the front of the thorax.
- Legs - Divide the tips of the wing case material into equal parts and one at a time pull the tips down and to the hooks point. Secure into position with tying thread.
- Head - Form a tapered head with tying thread, whip finish and cement if you like.
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