Marabou


	Tying Instructions: Mayer's Mini Leech
	1. Mash the barb and attach the hook to the vise. Secure the thread behind the eye and wrap to the midpoint of the shank.
	2. Attach both a red and black strand of Krystalflash to the top of the hook shank and secure the flash down to the bend of the hook.
	3. Bring the thread back to the midpoint of the shank.
	4. Twist the strands together and wrap the strands up to the midpoint of the hook shank and secure. Clip off the excess.
	5. Take the piece of Mini Squirrel Zonker strip and remover the front section of fur about 1/8".
	6. Lay the clean section of the hide just behind the eye and secure with tight thread wraps
	7. Clip off the rear section of the zonker strip for about 2 shank lengths to give a 1" length to the hide.
	8. Add a few more wraps to transition from the edge of the hide to the hook shank
	9. Select a full Ostrich Herl by pulling it off the base of the quill.
	10. Clean the base of the Ostrich Herl of fibers and secure that base to the hook shank just in front of the fur.
	11.Wrap about 8 times for a Ostrich herl thorax and secure the herl just behind the eye with a couple of tight thread wraps.
	12. Clip off the excess herl.
	13. Apply two whip finishes.
	14. Apply some head cement with a needle to the thread wraps. Try not to get any cement on the herl fibers.
	15. The finished Mayer Mini Leech, Black.