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Bead Head Flash zonker
How do you tie a Bead Head Flash zonker?
Bead Head Flash zonker is a streamer fly pattern for bass, trout. Find its 5 materials and 8 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- bass, trout
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook:8
- Thread:8/0
- Zonker Strip
- Chenille
- egg yarn
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Tying instructions
1.Slide on the bead: Place a gold or brass bead onto the hook and secure the hook in the vise.
2.Start thread: Begin your thread just behind the bead and wrap a base down to the bend of the hook.
3.Tie in the tail: Use a small strip of rabbit zonker as the tail, securing it at the bend.
Add flash: Tie in a few strands of flash material along each side of the tail.
Prepare the body: Palmer a strip of rabbit zonker forward along the top of the shank, securing it just behind the bead.
4.Build the collar: Dub or wrap a short section of flashy or natural dubbing just behind the bead to form a collar.
Whip finish: Create a neat finish behind the bead and secure with a drop of head cement.
5.This creates a lively, flashy streamer that imitates small baitfish or leeches.