I use an Eagle Claw O'shaughnessy hook. These are cheap hooks, very sharp, short shank, fairly large eye. No offset and wide bend. I would not hesitate to flip one to a Tarpon. I sometimes use an Eagle Claw 413 jig hook and Clouser or Bead chain eyes. I really like the EC 413 hook but I have to order them because nobody stocks them.
Here is the hook (bottom) and the same hook I modified by bending the eye down slightly to help keep the fly point up on retrieve.
Tie in the snazzle and weed guard. 50# mono in this case. I'll trim it to roper length later.
Here are the rest of the materials. Brown Ice Chenille for the body, unwaxed monocord, silicone bass skirt pads.
Tie in skirt pad as shown. I let a little less than half extend forward of the hook eye.
Tie in Ice Chenille at the bend of the hook then advance tying thread to the eye of the hook.
Wrap Ice Chenille to the eye of the hook and secure with tying thread. Add head cement (I use Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails)
Finished fly.
Two finished flies.
Very quick tie, easy, very effective. Can be weighted but I seldom weight them.
Short strips make this fly come alive. I don't have a fly in my box that can match the
action of this one. It works on Bass, Trout, Snook and Redfish.
