1. Attach the thread to the hook shank behind the eye. |
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2. Lay a thread foundation to the bend of the hook. |
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3. Select a saddle hackle sized to the hook. Remove the fibers from the base of the hackle and secure the hackle stem to the side of the hook shank at the bend of the hook. The shiny side of the hackle should face the eye. |
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4. Wrap the hackle forward with touching wraps, carefull not to trap any hackle fibers. Wrap up to the 3/4 position of the hook shank and secure with a couple of thread wraps. |
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5. Trim off the tag end of the rear hackle and apply a few more thread wraps to secure. Attach a white hackle at the 3/4 position with the shiny side facing forward. |
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6. Apply 5-6 wraps and secure behind the eye with a couple of thread wraps. |
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7. Trim off the tag end and build a small thread head. |
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8. Apply a whip finish. |
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9. Add some head cement. |
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10. The finished Brown Bivisible. If done correctly, you do not need to trim the bottom hackle tips. Quality hackles are uniform in size and will achieve a even profile to the fly. |
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