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Brad's Meat Whistle
(With apologies to Dave Barr.) This is a variation
on the infamous Barr's Meat Whistle. This is a great
strip leech pattern that really comes alive in the
water.
Fly
Tier: Brad Miller
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20 1/2" | 9-23-09
Note: Fly in Mouth |
Materials:
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Hook: Jig
hook w/90 or 60 degree bend or a good streamer
hook -
Size #2 - #6.
Note: I'm beginning to favor a
straight hook, as I've lost a bunch of fish
on jig hooks this fall (jury's still out).
- Body: Any flashy plastic or
tinsel type material you can wrap on the
shank. Note, keep it well above the curve of
the hook to allow for the rabbit fur to ride
up on the top of the curve.
- Top Body: Bunny strip - black
(vary)
- Under Body: Marabou (purple,
black, olive, etc.)
- Legs: Rubber legs
- Flash: Krystal flash, 3-4 strands
- Head Weight: Barbell or Cone head eyes, various
weight, most common 1/32 - 1/16 oz.
Tying Instructions
- Use the
your favorite (or available) jig or streamer hook size
#6 - #2.
- Use
black thread.
- Tie in
barbell inside the bend, as shown.
- Wrap on body from front to back, leave
room on back.
- Use a bunny strip at least twice as long
as the entire hook.
- Poke your hook tip through the middle of
the rabbit strip hide so that the front
portion can extend to the cone or barbell
head. You will need to remove the hook from
your vice so you can slide the bunny strip
up flush with the body wrap near the top of
the hook curve.
- Add a gold
wire or similar to the rear.
- Pull the bunny strip forward and tie off
just behind the head. Palmer in your wire
from back to front, separating the fur in
1/8 to 1/4 inch widths and using the wire to
separate and bind the bunny strip, as you
palmer the wire forward to the head.
- Tie in a single marabou stalk (cut a 1
1/2 inch piece of the fluffy stuff off the
top) below for the under body. Note: Barr's
pattern has marabou all around the fly. Mine
has a thinner profile - your choice.
- Tie in the Krystal flash and rubber legs
- three per side.
- Whip finish just behind the barbell or
cone head.
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