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hook - Dai Riki 135 #14
thread - MFC 8/0 sand
rib - tying thread
body - dubbing tan
shellback - .5mm foam tan
legs - partridge
wing/head - Congo Hair tan
antennae - mallard dyed woodduck

mash barb, start thread, wrap to bend; leave tag end long (for rib)



dub thread, dub body to point above point





taper a strip of foam (not quite gap width at widest point); tie in, letting tip extend gap width past bend





rib with tag end; tie off/trim



dub halfway to the hook eye



pull shellback forward/tie down



trim out center of partridge feather, tie in with fibers on either side; adjust length as necessary, tie off/trim



tie in a hank of CH



pull fibers up/back, set angle with thread wraps; trim even with legs





tie in antennae, tips even with shellback; trim



dub head



pull foam forward, tie off at head



trim foam, half hitch x 2, SHHAN







Regards,
Scott
 
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