A)
- Wind the thread in touching turns from the 95%
position to the bend of the hook.
- Return the thread to the 90% position.
- Tie in several strand of Krystal flash and bind them
along the top of the hook shank all the way to the bend of the hook.
- The Krystal flash tail should extend behind the fly a
distance equal to the length of the hook.
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B)
- Tie in a length of copper wire at the bend of the
hook.
- Return the thread to the 90% position.
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C)
- Tie in several peacock herl at the 90% position and
bind them along the top of the hook shank all the way to the bend of
the hook forming an underbody.
- Form the peacock herl into a herl rope around the
thread and wind the herl rope forward to the 90% position in touching
turns forming a uniform cigar shaped body.
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D)
- Select two opposing hackles that are about two and a
half times as long as the hook shank.
- Trim the hackles of the bottom side of the but end of
each hackle for a distance equal to the shank of the hook.
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E)
- Tie a pre prepared hackle in on each side of the hook
just behind the eye of the hook.
- Whilst holding the two hackles in position at the
bend of the hook with your left hand pick up the copper wire and wind
it forward through the hackle fibres forming 4 or 5 segments.
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F)
- Tie the copper wire off just behind the eye of the
hook and discard the excess.
- Tie in a bear of hackle fibres that extends around
the point of the hook.
- Build up a neat head of thread.
- Whip finish and varnish the head.
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