Marabou




	1. Wrap lead-free wire to weight the hook.
	2. Secure with thread wraps over the lead wire and secure the tags.
	3. Attach 5-8 Peacock Sword tips. The length of the tail past the bend should be about one half the shank length.
	4. Tie in silver tinsel at the base of the tail.
	5. Attach 3 strands of Peacock Herl in front of the lead wire and secure with thread wraps to the base of the tail.
	6. Create a chenille with the herl by twisting the material around the thread.
	7. Then wrap the chenille forward building a tapered body. Secure the herl about one eyelength behind the eye.
	8. Wrap the silver tinsel forward about 3-4 wraps and secure behind the eye.
	9. Select an oversized hackle. Attach the hackle by the butt just behind the eye.
	10. Wrap the hackle 2-3 times and secure.
	11. Trim off some of the top hackle fibers and bring them around the shank on both sides with your fingers to secure with thread wraps. Wrap the thread over the fibers to get them to sweep back toward the bend of the hook.
	12. Attach a Mallard Flank feather by the stem just behind the eye.
	13. Trim the feather so that its length is about to the midshank. Finish with a threaded head. Cement and Whip Finish.