Wabbit

Cleaning out phone pics and Don't think I had posted these pics here. Ongoing tying for a buddy that I hope to finish sooner than later. Seems there's never enough time.

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This is another I tied for a bank fisherman who loves the "silver fish" pattern. Pic dulls head color.

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Xmas day was enjoyable for my boys. Tomor hopefully fish.
Looks Grimm.

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Merry xmas

Looks good! Did you cut the hair off the hide?

Jigs looks very nice!

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Very nice

Those look really nice!!

Looks good!!

Perfection. outstanding ties and colors. WOW

Excellent work! Love the way you did your tails. Is that marabou.?

Wow, thx everyone for the compliments.
The tails are just rabbit, on the hide, zonkers strips. The way my buddy taught me. Two of em to a tail. The still look is that of a crappie magnet. Not saying it's better than the next, just the best tail pattern that's worked for me so far, fishing wise.
Easy tying. Just , I guess, 2 - 1/4 hides wrapped on sides. I use musty #4 hooks, sometimes #2. Easy. Ifn I can help anymore lemme know.

Fished 2:30-5 backswampwAter. Kept these. Threw back a lot like smaller one in there. I was happy I figured em out bf dark.
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Interesting I figured you palmered the rabbit which I have a
hard time with... I'll have to give that a try!

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Originally Posted by Micropterus salmoides

Wow, thx everyone for the compliments.
The tails are just rabbit, on the hide, zonkers strips. The way my buddy taught me. Two of em to a tail. The still look is that of a crappie magnet. Not saying it's better than the next, just the best tail pattern that's worked for me so far, fishing wise.
Easy tying. Just , I guess, 2 - 1/4 hides wrapped on sides. I use musty #4 hooks, sometimes #2. Easy. Ifn I can help anymore lemme know.

Fished 2:30-5 backswampwAter. Kept these. Threw back a lot like smaller one in there. I was happy I figured em out bf dark.

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I tie a good bit of rabbit, but I am thinking your doing something different and I would love to get a better idea of exactly how your tying the zonkers in. I have never tied them like you are as far as I can tell, but would like to try this way if your willing?

I better description to crack through this think head of mine would be great and maybe a pic of the start? I have a ton of rabbit and just love the stuff! Any help you can give would be appreciated!

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Sure. Id love to help, but I'm sure it's not any diff than how everybody else does it though. I'll try to take a picture if I have time after work tonight.

Dunno if this is worth anything but all I had time for tonight. Forgive my working hands.

I cut em about yay long

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Check em against my hook shank

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If it's good, I spread the two to work around the shank uniformly.

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The rest is just tying in the material basics. Importance of first few wraps, cinching and then working back, etc etc

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I like to go back to here
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People get discouraged about Hyde showing… fish don't care. But you can hide that lil bit a million ways Ifn ya want. Look at older Scott V posts or check out Attica's post on another site.

Hope I helped someone.

Question what size are those zonker strips? I noticed hareline has some micro zonker strips. I am going to do some 1/32 and 1/64 with #8 sickle under float so I'm thinking maybe I need the small size? I should tie some to cast but I always use flies under float and cast plastics... I think it's just all in my head lol...

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Question what size are those zonker strips? I noticed hareline has some micro zonker strips. I am going to do some 1/32 and 1/64 with #8 sickle under float so I'm thinking maybe I need the small size? I should tie some to cast but I always use flies under float and cast plastics... I think it's just all in my head lol...

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He's using the magnum ones 1/4" wide, think that is what he said earlier!

Micro... I figured that is what you were talking about, but just not sure at all so is why I ask. I have always just done what fly tiers do which is just tie in the Zonker and let the one strip be the tail. I kind of like your way better for out jigs, but think I will mostly stick to the 1/8" wide strips. Also usual when I have the rabbit have a tail without showing the hide it has always been a crosscut strip and that is just tied in a wrapped up to the head and also make the body all at one time.
Will try some this way and see what I see!

Thank you!

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VA mot of the micro strips I've seen are regular straight cut zonkers which you can use but you have to pull the hair back as you wrap.

I remember Attica doing that now, makes for a nice base for a big body, thinking a thin cut strip 2 wraps and put the chenille on wrap tight a couple of half hitch's then advance the thread up to the head wrap your chenille up and then tie off. But I also see how doing it your way could use up some pieces of rabbit hide that I usually cut the hair off to make dubbing!!

Thanks for sharing
Can't wait to give it a try

Wow Micro. Those are some awesome looking jigs bud. Thank you for sharing.

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Now I got it. Thanks....

Micropterus thank you for showing how you tie your rabbit jigs and is close to one way I tie mine, but I use Tear Mender to glue the strips together. Most I just tie in a wrap.

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Thx. Had just reposted it since you and others had asked about it a while back. Thought since some newer guys were around I’d share it again.
I’ve been fishing with the same style 75% of the time and they always seem a lil better than the rest of the materials I use as far as tails go. By far the most durable.
Have never used or needed an adhesive yet but if I do, I’ll try the fabric and leather adhesive you suggested.


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excellent work Adam

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Originally Posted by Micropterus salmoides

Thx. Had just reposted it since you and others had asked about it a while back. Thought since some newer guys were around I’d share it again.
I’ve been fishing with the same style 75% of the time and they always seem a lil better than the rest of the materials I use as far as tails go. By far the most durable.
Have never used or needed an adhesive yet but if I do, I’ll try the fabric and leather adhesive you suggested.

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I got into using Rabbit a long time back, but got away from it for what ever reasons. I have a lot of it so my plan is using it a lot more going forward. Way back in like 2007-2008, but then in 2009 about when I got away from the rabbit (probably due to what guys wanted). However in 2009 I tied only 2 jigs using the Tear Mender and both I didn't even put a body on just to see what it looked like. Never fished with either jig, but here they are and would look good with some body material. The one is too long, but was my first try.

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FL Yellow & FL White
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FL Yellow(I think) & Silver Gray Have slept since then, lol!
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