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Step 1
Crimp the hook's barb and place the bead on the
hook with the small hole in the bead facing the
hook's eye.
Place six to eight wraps of lead wire directly
behind the bead and push the wire into the opening
in the bead.
Attach the tying thread at the base of the bead
and lay down a thread base back to the hook's bend.
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Step 2
Strip fibers from a marabou plume and tie in from
the base of the lead wire to the hook's bend.
Pinch off the fibers so that the tail is fairly
short. Save those fibers for the next step.
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Step 3
Tie in the "pinched off" marabou directly on top
of the tail to make a thicker and fuller tail.
The tail should be fairly short. About
two-third's the length of the hook.
Next, tie in a few strands of Krystal Flash on
each side of the tail.
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Step 4
Tie in hackle with dull side facing you at the
base of the tail and move the thread to the base of
the lead wire.
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Step 5
Tie down the chenille from the base of the lead
wire back to the point where the hackle was tied in
and then move the thread back to the bead and
half-hitch the thread.
Wrap the chenille forward to the bead, bind it
down and remove any excess chenille.
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Step 6
Take four or five turns of the hackle toward the
bead and bind it down. Remove excess hackle.
Build up an orange collar with the thread behind
the bead and make a couple half-hitches or a whip
finish to tie it off. Clip the thread and the Chili
Pepper is ready to fish.
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