Martin Joergensen
A little difficult
- The tail, body and wing is not covered in detail in the photos
- Prepare a generous bunch of marabou or chicabou with even tips
- Tie it in to protrude about a shank length behind the hook
- Cover the butts to about a third behind the hook eye
- Return the thread to the hook bend
- Dub a body to cover the butts. Don't make it too fat
- Tie in a few straws of flash on top of the shank
- Stack a bunch of deer hair for the collar
- Trim the butts
- Tie in and flare on top of the shank. Don't spin this first bunch
- Prepare subsequent bunches of deer hair, tie in an spin and flare around the shank
- With a bit of skill - and depending on how dense you want the head - you can probably squeeze in 2-3 bunches
- Use a packer to compress the hair between the bunches if you want a denser head
- Use a half hitch tool to finish the thread over the hook eye
- Cut the thread
- Apply some varnish and let it seep into the front of the head
- Let dry
- Trim the head to the desired shape, leaving the collar intact
| Hook | Short shank straight eye streamer hook, like Ahrex SA220, Kamasan B940, size 4 |
| Thread | Tan 6/0 |
| Tail | Orange marabou |
| Body | Orange spiky dubbing |
| Wing | A few straws of Crystal Flash |
| Collar and head | Natural deer hair |
