Gordon’s Hackle Stacker
Note: Based on Bob Quigley’s Hackle Stacker. Tying instructions
- Create a small thread ball above the hook barb. Then tie in 5-7 Coq De Leon feather fibers for tailing.
- Place a very small amount of olive silk dubbing for the abdomen. Wrap about 2/3 the hook length towards the eye.
- Use 6-7 inches of 7X tippet and double over creating a loop. Tie in the two tags ends. Tie these in well and use a drop of head cement. This will be your post.
- Tie a saddle hackle on the side away from you. Parachute style. The 7x Tippet will become the post. To hold the post up, insert one finger inside the mono loop. Use a saddle hackle. The stem on a neck hackle is too thick and will not wrap as well.
- Wrap the hackle counter-clock wise starting at the base then work your way up the mono post. About 4 wraps then work your way back down the post about 3 wraps. Tie off and trim hackle as close as possible.
- Dub a large thorax using olive silk dubbing. You want the thorax to be round and very tight. Build up a nice tight ball by creating an X pattern when wrapping the dubbing. You want this large and tight.
- Pull mono post forward over the thorax. Stroke back the hackle fibers and place a few thread wraps to secure the mono post in front of the eye. Once you have a few wraps pull the mono post to tighten the hackle over the dubbing ball thorax. Then do your final tie off and Trim off the remaining post.
- Add a little olive silk dubbing for a head and Whip finish.