I received one of Roy Christie's flies in a swap a year or so ago and was blown away
after reading some of hit tutes and recommendations... i decided it was time
I tied this on a larger hook, since it is easier to see
tail fibers and a 12" section of 5# mono
dub a body
the reverse rib with the mono
secure the mono with a few more thread wraps
make sure the mono is not it direct contact with the hook
(the metal to mono contact will burn the mono in later steps)
make a loop off the top of the hook with the mono
secure a few wraps past the loop
add hackle
wrap a few post wraps of the hackle and the loop
notice the mono tag wrapped off the hook bend
dub the head back to the earlier dubbed body
whip finish... done with thread
wrap the hackle around the loop 2 times
then once through the loop
then 3 times around
then 2 times through the loop
slide the hackle down the mono loop
heres the tricky part that takes 2 hands (ie no picture)
pinch the mono right above the hackle with your right hand
then pull the tag end of the mono
this will tighten the loop on to the hackle
press firmly on top of the hackle and give the mono tag another pull
trim the hackle tip and the mono tag
with a sz 16
