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Daiichi 1270 , size 12
Thread:Medium brown 10/0 flat for abdomen
Dark brown 8/0 flat for thorax/head
Abdomen overwrap:Window insulation shrink
wrap plastic
Rib#1:Medium silver mylar tinsel
Rib#2:Small pearl mylar tinsel
Abdomen:Tying thread
Thorax/head:Switch to dark brown tying thread
Wing buds:Brown Swiss Straw(Raffene) - tied
in as a long enough,doubled,thin strip close
to the the head point & then covered ,beneath
the hook shank,back to the bottom of
thorax.Then both ends are folded forward
toward the hook eye and covered over once
again with thread back up to the head point.
Think of a reverse "Z" configuration for the
fold sequence.
The breather material is tied in on top of the
shank as this last forward thread covering is
wound forward.
Breathers:Medium brown polypropylene fibres
Legs/thorax cover:Very sparse amount of Lustre
Plus in colour Brown
...After winding on the dubbed thorax cover/legs
,pull the wing buds back,tie them at the thorax
top only,using 2 or 3 wraps,then tie off in front
of the breathers and behind the hook eye.
Clip the breathers,the top of the thorax,the wing
buds,and the few leg fibres to appropriate lengths.
Cover the trimmed thorax cover with a few coats
of a vinyl cement and then cement the tie-off behind
the hook eye.Finally,shrink the abdomen wrap with
a hair dryer.
Add Daiichi hooks to your order and receive $5.00 USD off the purchase price. Use Coupon Code SPFB2015 at check out. (limit one per customer)
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