FinLuver
Native Oregonian…1846
Steam your mallard and strip one side before you wrap…tie in first (might be helpful)View attachment 29108View attachment 29109
After much procrastination I finally started working on my box. I can’t for the life of me tie a reverse spider that isnt butt ugly, but so it goes. Couple more weeks until it’s go time.
The way I tie those (from memory)…
Start thread at eye and wrap back about 3-4 eye lengths; wrap thread back n forth to create a slight tapered thread dam (wider at eye/narrower towards hook bend).
Tie in mallard by tip, strip one side, and wrap toward hook bend. Tie off and trim waste.
Wrap thread to bend and tie in tail.
Wrap thread about hook mid-point and tie in chenille (steam your chenille when you do your mallard feathers). Wrap thread to hook bend. Wrap chenille towards hook eye, slightly covering back of mallard (for protection). Then wrap chenille back to waiting thread at hook bend.
Tie off and trim chenille and thread waste.
Apply head cement on whip finished (or half hitched) thread wraps.
Something like so…(I know this is not mallard, but the same techniques and tying steps will apply)
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