A few changes to the original; not into those pre-formed bodies so went with the foam. Original also used schlappen for the hackle; didn’t have any so subbed a big, webby, cape hackle. Tied here as a short-wing stone.
hook ? Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - UTC 140 tan
core - 20 lb mono
under tail - elk hair
abdomen - 2mm foam tan
wing - deer hair
legs/antennae - medium rubber golden stone
thorax - Ice Dub golden brown
hackle - barred cream
Part 1
put a loop on one end of the mono
mash barb, start thread at mid shank; brush on a little Super Glue and tie on mono
Clean, stack some elk hair (don’t need to measure since it’s going to get trimmed away); trim butts/tie in (with the thicker foam, torque can be an issue when wrapping it on bare mono; the ungulate hair helps stabilize the process)
hook the loop onto the gallows; wrap the elk up and back to the base
tie in foam strip (1/2 gap width)
brush on Super Glue, one wrap at the base, then up the mono
a little more Super Glue, then wrap back down, tie off/trim, trim elk tips; body taper’s a function of spacing and tension
