Derek's Marabou Damsel SBS

[ScottP]

A little bit more involved than Kaufmann's but not much.


hook - Dai Riki 270 #10
thread - MFC 8/0 light olive
tail - marabou olive
body - marabou olive
rib - copper wire x-fine
legs/wing case - marabou olive
eyes - 25lb Amnesia/green glass beads



Part 1


mash barb, attach thread







the eyes have it










tie in ribbing and wrap back to hook barb







measure marabou (hook gap length past bend) and tie in










wrap butt ends forward, forming body







wrap rib

[ScottP]

Part 2

assume the ventral position; measure another marabou feather for length and tie in






rightside up, pull marabou butts over top, tie down behind eyes; half hitch x2, SHHAN, trim wing case






Regards,
Scott

[dpenrod]

great looking fly. will have to tie some up. deadly pond and lake pattern for bluegill and whatnot around my parts. thank you for the SBS. crisp, clear photography and precise instructions. much appreciated. i am assuming you made the eyes?

[ScottP]

i am assuming you made the eyes?

Like so:


thread beads on to mono




melt one end (butane lighter works best)




set gap; I use needlenose pliers but tweezers or whatever will do




trim mono to length




again with the lighter




there you go



plain melted mono would work just fine, but these are pretty simple and look cool


Regards,
Scott

[john52948]

nice looking pattern.

really like the tip on making the eyes, never thought of using beads on the burnt mono. think that their maybe a lot of eyes in my future

[ducksterman]

Are those eye colors usually found in the naturals in nature?

[melk]

I like it a lot! I forsee some different colors for this tie!
Mike

[James Smith]

Scott,

Your SBS instructions are outstanding! Nice looking pattern and very easy to follow instructions with great pictures to guide you. What more can you ask for? Thanks for sharing.

Jim Smith

[ScottP]

Are those eye colors usually found in the naturals in nature?

Not on any that I've ever seen. I borrowed them from Jim McClenaghan's Dramsel pattern. He used it on Crane Prairie; believed the red pupils helped draw strikes.

Regards,
Scott