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A)
- Cut a length of closed cell foam about the same dimensions as a
match stick.
- Using a naked flame burn one end of the closed cell foam.
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| B)
- Wind the thread in touching turns from the bend of the hook.
- Tie in the length of closed cell foam at the bend of the hook with
the burnt tip extending beyond the bend of the hook a distance equal to
about half the gape of the hook.
- Wrap thread all the way back to the 95% position taking slightly
tighter wraps as you proceed.
- Trim the closed cell foam off at an angle to the hook shank at the
85% position and then wind the thread past the end of the trimmed closed
cell foam to the 95% position and then all the way back to the bend of
the hook.
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| C)
- Tie in a hackle at the bend of the hook and take three wraps of the
hackle.
- Tie the hackle off and trim the excess.
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| D)
Push the hackle back with your fingers
or an empty biro tube and take a
couple of wraps of thread to hold them facing slightly backwards.
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| E) Either dub on a thin body of good quality dubbing
material or build up a Peacock herl rope body all the way to the eye of
the hook.
To
build up a peacock herl rope body:
- Tie in
several strands of
peacock herl.
- Wind the
herls around the
thread to form a herl rope.
- Wind the
herl rope
¾ of the way along shank of the hook shank toward the eye of the
hook to make a plump body. Tie off the herl and trim the loose ends.
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F)
Whip finish
just behind the eye of the hook, trim and varnish the thread.
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