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Davie McPhail has a great vid; for some reason (5 yr old OS?), mine keeps dropping out halfway thru so this is for my sanity as much as anything. A neat, easy sunken beetle; this would be fun to swing past some cut-banks.

hook - Mustad 3906 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
rib - oval tinsel silver
shellback - peacock sword
body - rug yarn dubbing black (original calls for seal)
wing - Amherst pheasant tippet
hackle - hen black


mash barb, start thread, tie in rib, wrap to bend




tie in some peacock sword fibers by the tips




dub thread/dub body






rib body; tie off/trim




pull shellback forward; tie off/trim




strip off some AP tippet fibers; measure (tips to bend), tie in/trim






tie in folded hackle (this was a saddle; turned out to be too heavy so I swapped in a cape feather)




wrap; tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN

Such a lovely color combination. Striking!

Great name too.

Thanks for taking the time to share another excellent SBS.

I like it, too. In smaller sizes, it might look good with a jungle cock eye for the wing, as well. Good way to use up the big ones.