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A bit different look tied in the round; add weight (non-tox wraps, cone, bead) as desired. Tail/body construction steps stolen directly from Hans Weilenmann's version.
hook - Mustad 9671 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 red
tail - woodduck flank (mallard, bronze mallard, etc optional; thought the wooduck went better with gold body)
body/rib - tinsel gold
wing - woodduck flank
flash - Mirage Tinsel opal
collar/head - deer hair white
mash barb, start thread at 3/4 mark
strip some wooduck flank barbs, measure (gap width past bend; tie in/trim butts
tie in tinsel
wrap to bend in touching turns, holding woodduck on top of the shank
grab tag end of tinsel in hackle pliers and twist until it forms a rope
wrap the rope forward; tie off/trim thanks, Hans
prep wooduck flank; tie in by tip (run scissors blade backwards along the top side to aid in wrapping wing)
wrap wing; tie off/trim
tie in flash on either side of wing
clean, stack, measure (tips a bit past the bend) a sparse clump of deer hair; tie in on top (don't let it spin), fold back and add thread dam
clean another clump and spin the rest of the head
trim head, trim flash; nope, kinda static, not happy with that at all
blade off the head and go a different route; create a thread loop
clean, stack, measure (tips a bit past the bend) a clump of deer hair; insert it in clip, trim butts, insert in the loop, capture tips with thread, spin
stroke the fibers back and wrap; tie off/trim, whip fisnish, SHHAN
trim head/collar; a little more off the bottom, a little less off the top
Regards,
Scott
