Modified Zonker Fly

Modified is the key word here. ;) I gave it a shot after someone on here suggested it and I can't seem to get the thought outta my head. http://glfishingforum.com/forum/styl...efault/dry.gif I don't have any mylar so used tinsel chenille for a body wrap. Tried the hot glue approach just for sh!ts & giggles..... doubt I will try that again! :( Arghhhh! Anyway here's what came out...... Top 2 are 1/16 with a XL hook, not sure size. Last is 1/8 with a sickle.

http://www.rogerslake.org/images/101_0737_e.jpg

http://www.rogerslake.org/images/101_0734_e.jpg

http://www.rogerslake.org/images/101_0726_e.jpg

They look pretty darn good in the fish tank... this hardwater is killing me!!! Out of the mouse gray zonkers or would have made one with that on the top side. Also thought about leaving the strip longer than the hook bend - have seen the fly both ways - but seemed way too long of a tie unless I was targeting bass with them. Could have used a thread neck, but like the chenille neck better. Not sure about the red tho...

Me Likey! Great Job AF!

I like the bottom one . The red looks good to me.

I like the look of those jigs Attica!
Haven't tyed much with the zonker strips, but might have to start!!
I too like the red one.

Good job.

That bottom one would sure work in my part of the world. (If it ever thaws out)LOL

DUDE- those are awesome- I have been thinking about making a very, very close copy of that... Ain't trying to steal your thunder, Brother Attica, but jiggy minds must think alike :eek::cool::D

I am going to steal Atticas idea and run with it. Looks dang good to me

Russ : I am going to try some with the mylar since I have on hand, Also try some on that EZ-Body braid. Your thieving evil pal -Bill


Like some of Ledhed's they just too pretty not to steal.

Looks good I have been playing with some zonker strips lately as well they look so nice in the water. I have been trying to come up with something to cover or use to make the leather strips look like a lateral line as well. Nice thinking! I have an idea to use some turkey feather fibers but I haven't tried it yet.

Thanks everyone!

Jubs, that rabbit has some action to it!!!! I can see me tying ALOT more with it in the future, but the price of it is nutso! I was happy to find whole rabbit skins and cut my own. I will be making a trip to the craft store and get the other color they have and maybe another white - cut in 2 - and see if I can dye an olive and light blue color. BTW, another thought was to run some wide (Christmas tree) tinsel up the body with the strip. ;)

Hays & OSJ, Steal away, would love to see some different takes on it to steal back. I couldn't get my mind around how to tie off up by the head if using a body under it, hence the chenille neck and metalic thread to cover up/blend in my slop. :D Jiggy - if I remember right, you were the one who put the poison in my brain while searching for a shad shape...... :) Thanks!

Nice looking jigs Attica!!!!!!!!!!

Fatman

AF,

You've convinced me to try rabbit fur. Very nice ties. :cool:

I like them fine, maybe would change a few things, but nothing wrong with that.

Rabbit is awesome stuff, never gonna give up feathers, but nothing wrong with using both and sometimes maybe one will do better than the other, but I am positive th action on them is very good.

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Originally Posted by skiptomylu

....maybe would change a few things....

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Now you can't do that and leave me hanging...... care to elaborate? :confused: I'm an artist (sorta) for my 9 to 5 so don't mind creative critisicizimizimie..... yeah whatever, you know what I mean. :rolleyes:

Attica, Those have a super profile. I have allergies so the bunny aint comin to my house. Really nice work.

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Originally Posted by AtticaFish

Now you can't do that and leave me hanging...... care to elaborate? :confused: I'm an artist (sorta) for my 9 to 5 so don't mind creative critisicizimizimie..... yeah whatever, you know what I mean. :rolleyes:

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LOL, Okay. Well for me I like to glue the skins together with this stuff that is called Tear Mender, it bonds & dries fast and is non toxic and I think will hold up well. You can fix lots of things with it and it's permanent. I am pretty sure it's faster to glue the strips together before tying it on the hook so that is what I would do much like I tie my Double Bunny's. Then To make it a little easier I would use the flash strips down the side in place of the tinsel. The one other thing for me is I would want the skin to at least come to the end of the hook and maybe even hang off some. Not much else though.

None of my changes would make a lot of difference in the looks, but I think maybe a little faster and I am just not friendly with hot glue. I have used it some, but it always seems to want to make a mess for me. All of this is nothing more than our way of tying a similar pattern and looking for ways to make it a tad easier and maybe faster.

I really like the creative side of what you tied, but I would just do it different, but that doesn't mean it would necessarily be better either. My way the hardest part would be gluing them together and keeping them lined up and then tying it on good enough to not turn on the hook. I have tried several different lengths of how long to leave it hanging off the hook and still have not settled on where to cut it off.

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