1. Tie in copper wire for rib along the side of the shank ending at the bend of the hook above the hook barb. |
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2. Attach 3-4 pheasant tail fibers at the bend of the hook by the tips and secure up to the midpoint of the shank. |
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3. Wrap the pheasant tail fibers forward counter-clockwise to the 2/3 position of the hook shank. Tie off and trim |
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4. Clip a small portion of z-lon and extend the fibers past the bend of the hook by about a shank length. Secure the z-lon with the copper ribbing placing spiral wraps clockwise up to the 2/3 position. The z-lon should lay on top of the wrapped shank. |
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5. Attach a small bunch of deer hair just in front of the abdomen and secure with thread wraps. | ||
6. Dub a thorax with about an eye width of space behind the eye open. |
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7. Pull the deer hair forward over the top to form the wingcase. |
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8. Trim the excess deer hair. Apply a small amount of dubbing to the thread and wind it around the hook shank to cover the spot where you tied off the deer hair. Whip finish . |
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