The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
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Easy - 5-7 Min
Coldwater, Warmwater
Tying tips: To prevent the cone from moving up the shank you need to secure the cone with a thread dam in front and use some UV cure to lock it into place. Tail length is a key to operation of this fly: leave the tail too long and it will easily foul on itself, leave it too short and it won’t have the right movement.
This fly can be tied with a cone head with a regular streamer hook or jigged. The jig hook is great because it will ride hook point up, this keeps the fly from grabbing bottom.
It can be tied in lots of colors, the jigged version is great to imitate
This fly is a great introduction to tying with zonker cut material. This is a versatile fly that you can tie in many colors and sizes to range from small trout flies up to large bass sizes. The zonker strips give this fly great movement in the water and the heavy cone gets it to the strike zone.
Tying flies on a jig style hook is a relatively new trend and it’s a great one. Jig hooks are popular because they ride hook point up and almost always hook fish in the upper lip. Jig hooks have been popularized in new streamer patterns, try tying any of your streamers on a jig hook!
Get this fly deep enough to ensure that it stays in the strike zone. Utilize the benefits of the jig hook and keep it on the bottom. Strip the fly slowly and wait a few seconds before starting to strip the fly to allow it to get deep.
For nymphing this makes an amazing point fly, or fly that goes at the bottom of your nymph rig. The heavy cone and jig hook keep the fly deep while riding hook point up keeps it from grabbing bottom.
Try tying this fly in some even smaller sizes like an 8 to use for panfish. The zonker movement drives ferocious panfish into a feeding frenzy.
If you are searching for a carp fly look no further, tie olive ones to use for the golden bones. They are perfect for carp because they will get to the bottom quickly and stay hook point up.
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