The hook I am using is a Gamakatsu SS15 in size 2
And the thread is Danville's 210 Flat Waxed in white.
Make a small thread base, just ahead of the middle of the hook shank.
Then attach a medium or large, lead dumbell eye with x wraps and underwraps.
I like adding a bit of super glue to the bottom of the eyes to keep them in place.
Measure out a white, or cream rabbit strip to the length you want.
Then cut the strip to size.
Bring your thread to the eye of the hook.
Then capture the rabbit strip at just the tip of the strip with your thread.
Pull back the hair, right behind the dumbell, and wetting your fingers helps a bit.
Then bring your thread under the dumbell, and up over where you parted the hair on the
strip.
And make a few wraps to lock that strip in place.
Now do the same thing a bit further back on the strip.
Come back up to part that you made earlier and use that as a stepping stone to get your
thread back up to the eye of the hook.
This isn't necessary, but I like trimming the strip to a point at the tail.
Now measure out your top color strip to the same length as the bottom strip., in this
case I am using olive.
Trim to size.
Now measure to where the strip will rest on the hook.
And push that spot through the hook point.
Pull the strip down the hook bend and lay it flat against the hook shank.
You will need to take it out of the vice for this.
Pull the strip up towards the eye of the hook, and streatch it tight.
Then pull back the hairs and tie in at the head of the fly.
Trim off the waste.
Now clean up the head of the fly with a few wraps, and cover all the materials.
I am going to trim the top strip to the same length as the bottom strip, and make it a
point.
Take 2-4 strands of krystal flash, and tie them in on the side of the fly, just above
the dumbell eye.
Wrap the flash around to the other side of the fly, and tie it in on that side as well.
Now you can whip finish your fly.
If you need, trim your flash to length.
I like adding a bit of UV curing resin to finish this fly.
This is Bone dry, made by solarez.
Just paint it on the thread wraps with the built in applicator, and then simply zap it
with your UV light.
It will cure in seconds, and without any tackyness like some other UV resins get.
Also, it is thin enough to penetrate the thread wraps, and it will cure hard, so this fly
is now very durable.
And there we go, your fly is finished!
As you can see, this fly has lots of movement due to the rabbit fur.
It has a really heavy jigging action with hard strips.
But will jig very nice when stripped quickly.
It also looks nice when moving quickly through the water.
Since this fly swims hook point up, you can fish it on the bottom without much worry about
it snagging.
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