i haven't officially named it yet but im thinking about "pec-fin sculpin" i dont know though, anyway
this will be my first tying instructions with pictures for each step so hear go's nothing.
rear hook: 4xlong streamer hook #8-2
front hook: bass bug #6-2
rear hook tail: 2 marabou feathers with flashabou sandwiched in between
rear hook body: butt sections from marabou
rear hook hackle: shlapen or saddle
rear hook legs: rubber legs
front hook tail/overbody: magnum zonker strip
front hook underbody: estaz
front hook hackle: same as rear hook
pec-fins: mallardflank or wood-duck
eyes: medium or large dumbbell eyes
head: stacked deer hair clipped to shape
rear hook:
1:
place a 4xlong streamer hook in the vise (rear hook) and start the thread at the eye and wind it all the way back till it hangs even with the barb.
tie in one marabou feather then tie in 4 strands of flashabou and reverse tie the buts then tie in another marabou feather on top.
2:
tie in a saddle hackle or shlapen to match desired pattern color and palmer it forward and get as many turns as you can, make a few turns of the really fluffy stuff at the head for a collar.
3:
tie in 2 rubber legs on both sides, whip finish, cut the thread and add a touch of glue and remove from the vise.
front hook:
1:
place the front hook in the vise and start the thread, tie in large or medium dumbbell eyes about 2 hook-eye lengths back from the eye of the hook.
2:
then bring the thread back so it hangs even with the barb, and tie in the joint to connect the 2 hooks, use 15-20lb mono or 10-20lb braided line and only tie in one end of about a 3 inch piece.
3:
then thread on 2-4 beads on the mono, then thread on the rear hook and thread the other end of the mono through the beads and tie it down, it is critical to get the other end of the mono on top so the rear hook hangs correctly when fished.
4:
tie in the zonker strip and extend it back about half the length of the rear hook, dont clip the tag end, you will pull it over the body later for an overbody.
5:
tie in a saddle or shlapen hackle, and tie in about a 6inch piece of estaz and wind it forward to just barely past the halfway point. (you want to leave enough room for a relatively large deer hair head) Palmer the hackle forward and again get as many turns as you can.
6:
part the hackle on top and pull the zonker strip forward and tie it down.
7:
select 2 small mallard flank or woodduck feathers, and strip them to size and tie one in on each side curve facing outward.
8:
stack a sizable clump of deer hair and tie it on to for a collar, dont trim the butts.
repeat the same on the bottom.
9:
stack hair on top and bottom until you reach the eye of the hook, then whip finish and cut the thread.
now comes the hard part.
10:
finish the head by clipping the head to shape. (much easier with a bendable razorblade)
The finished fly
