The ribbing sequence was stolen outright from Hans Weilenmann.
hook - Dai Riki 075 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 tan
tail - partridge
underbody - dubbing cream
body/rib - medium tinsel opal
hackle - partridge
wing - hen pheasant
Part 1
mash barb, start thread, wrap to bend
measure (shank length) some partridge fibers; tie in
dub tapered underbody (optional)
tie in tinsel; wrap to base of tail
twist tinsel 'till it’s a fine rope (counterclockwise seems to work best)
rib body; tie off/trim
Part 2
tie in partridge by tip; wrap, tie off/trim
cut some segments (gap width) from matched hen pheasant wing feathers; stroke together
measure (halfway to tail); fold over body, tie in with pinch wrap
trim butts; build head, whip finish, SHHAN
Regards,
Scott
Interesting wrapping technique with the tinsel. Have you had it break on you? Yet another “I have to tie this”.
Thanks, Scott
Mike
Thanks Mike. Haven’t had the tinsel break but sometimes it doesn’t twist evenly or completely; going over it with thumb/forefinger (like twisting dubbing on thread) seems to even it out. One other issue I’ve had is when using multi-colored tinsel (e.g. gold on one side, silver on the other), direction of twist makes a difference in what color predominates and I never seem to remember which way is which.
Regards,
Scott