Slide the Brass Gold Bead onto the Ahrex FW571 and put about 10 wraps of .015 lead wire behind it, then shove the wraps right up into the bead; leave the tag end of the lead standing up.
Start the Semperfli waxed thread in orange right behind the lead wraps and work rearward over them — two or three wraps and the standing lead tag comes right off, leaving the wire secure. Snip the thread tag and lay a thread base back over the wire.
Tail: bind in one small Bird Fur feather at about one and a half shank lengths. This is structure under the dubbing rather than a true tail. Snip the stem and work securing wraps rearward.
Brush a little superglue over the tie-in so a fish hitting the bead cannot shift the whole body back into the bend, then lay a smooth thread base over it to bond it in and build a hot orange underbody, stopping just short of the tail tie-in point.
Body: pinch out a clump of Arizona Simi Seal Dubbing about the same diameter as the dressed shank, align the fibers, and wrap it loosely around the shank — loose is the point, you want the fibers to travel around the hook as they go. Follow with one loose thread wrap, then a couple of securing wraps, advancing only slightly.
Sweep that clump rearward and pin it back with thread. Folding it back is what builds the taper and forces the fibers to pouf into profile without adding bulk.
Repeat with a second clump of the same size: loose wraps around the shank, a loose thread wrap, securing wraps, then fold it back over a small thread dam.
Third clump goes loosely around the bead itself so the fibers walk around into even coverage; divide them, wiggle the thread through underneath, and build the thread into a dam behind the bead that doubles as a hot orange collar.
Whip finish with a three-turn whip, then repeat it a second time, and snip the thread.
Pull the fibers back and put a drop of UV resin (head cement works as well) on the thread wraps to lock them, then cure it.
Brush the body out aggressively, working from the tail toward the bead — the clumps are tied in strong — then shape the fibers down around the Bird Fur into a taper.