Uni-Flexx / stretch flex Camel (One length for the body and thorax)
Vinyl rib, small Black ostrich herl (One length for the rib)
Goose biots Hot orange goose biots (Two for the cheeks)
UV resin Clear uv resin (Thin coats over the thorax and body)
How to tie it
Set a #12 Hends BL 550 in the vise, wax the thread and lay a base forward to just behind the eye. It doesn't need to be neat, since the whole shank gets covered.
Tie in the small black vinyl rib and bind it back to where the body will stop, around the bend; stretch it gently, as the vinyl is brittle and snaps if you pull hard.
Tie in the camel Uni-Flexx by the tip at the same point, stretch it well, and bring both materials down around the curve of the hook.
Add a one- or two-turn whip finish here so a bumped bobbin can't unravel the tie-ins.
Wrap the Uni-Flexx forward, starting well stretched and easing off the stretch as you come forward so the body thickens toward the front, leaving a clear gap between each turn for the rib; tie it off, stretch it hard and cut it so it sucks back into the wraps, then check it is well secured.
Wrap the vinyl rib forward in the same direction, laying it precisely into each gap left in the body; tie it off tight and cut it.
Tie in two hot orange goose biots by their tips, curved side out, one along each lower side of the thorax area, pointing back.
Re-attach the Uni-Flexx and wrap a thorax over the tie-in area, building it as thick as you like; tie it off with a good stretch and cut it.
Bring both biots forward and up over the thorax, take one loose wrap to position them, then a firm turn to lock them; jiggle the excess back and forth until it breaks off cleanly.
Whip finish, then coat the thorax first with a thin, well-rotated layer of UV resin to build a football shape and protect the biots, then run a thin even coat down the body with a bodkin and cure it.