The technique works okay on the small stuff, too. Traditional wound hackle, clipped on the bottom, is an option if you're not into Hacklestackers, but they're pretty simple.

hook - Dai Riki 125 #20
thread - Danville 6/0 black
core - 4lb mono
tail - hackle fibers cream
abdomen - .5mm foam black (1mm would have been preferable)
post - tying thread
wing - Congo Hair white
hackle - grizzly (Hacklestacker)


Part 1

mash barb, start thread; put a loop in the end of a piece of mono and tie in




measure (2x hook length) some hackle fibers; tie in, tilt hook






hook loop on the gallows; wind hackle up the core (hook length) and back down




tie in a strip of foam




brush on a little Super Glue, wrap up and down the core; tie off/trim, trim mono






make a loop in the tying thread at base of abdomen; tie in hackle