SBPatt 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2015 Love Murray's neat variation of a Stayner Ducktail. hook - Mustad 79580 #6 thread - Danville 6/0 black rib - medium wire copper tail/throat - hen dyed yellow body - tinsel gold wing - guinea mash barb, start thread one eye width back from eye; tie in rib and wrap back to bend measure (gap width past bend) some hen fibers; tie in (1 wrap behind/under)/trim, finish at tie-in tie in tinsel, wrap to bend and back; tie off/trim counterwrap rib; helicopter end, cover with thread prep (folded) hackle (barbs to hook point), tie in by tip sweep hackle back while tying stroke fibers down, wrap back position wing (tips a bit short of tail's end) tie in/trim, build head, whip SHHAN Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted March 26, 2015 Just one quick question. Tie off wire rib and break off. Okay. What do you mean by helicopter wire? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Hat 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2015 A very nice SBS Scott. Well described and photographed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kudu 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2015 Vic Helicopter wire=rotate in circular fashion to break of nearly where it is touching the hook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lykos33 0 Report post Posted May 11, 2015 Nicely done!!! Murray (lykos33) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
