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5 - start the thread

6 - tail fibers

7 - tail

8 - tail done

9 - flash

10 - flash

11 - trim flash

12 - hackle selection

13 - tie in 1st hackle

14 - wrap hackle

15 - stroke back

16 - 1st hackle

17 - dub

18 - dub

19 - 2nd hackle

$20 - wrap the hackle - Wrap it in closing turns - 2-3 wraps. Tie down and cut surplus. It might look messy. We\'ll fix that$

20 - wrap the hackle

21 - stroke back

22 - 2nd hackle done

$23 - dub - Dub the thread again. Sparsely... we\'re only covering 1/3 of the hook shank$

23 - dub

24 - dub

25 - 3rd hackle

26 - wrap

27 - stroke back

28 - backswept

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