Mohair/marabou Leech

[flyman]

Marabou/Mohair Leech

--------------------------------

#8-10 wet fly hook

Black 6/0 thread

Blood red mohair

Black marabou

HINT: I went to Wal-mart and got a spool of "Red Heart Syphony" yarn to use as mohair. It looks very similar to mohair and costs three bucks and will last a really long time. Works great too. Has a nice texture.

1.First wrap about ten wraps of lead wire around the hook shank. It should end towards the eye of the about two times the width of the eye.

2.Next dress the hook shank. Start wrapping at the bend of the hook and wrap forward. Wrap over the lead wire. Stop just before the eye. You should stop at about one and a half times the width of the eye. Wrap back down to the bend.

3.Bunch together some marabu and cut to length, should be about the same length as the hook. Tie in just bove the bend. Give it 5 or 6 good tight wraps. Make sure it's straight. Next tie in a piece of mohair give it a few wraps to secure it.

4.Start wrapping the mohair up the shank. As you wrap, use your fingers to raise the mohair as you wrap. You want it to be "fuzzy". Keep raising the mohair as you wrap and push the raised hair back as you move up as to not wrap the previous hair. Stop just before the eye about 1 and a half times the width of the eye. Secure the mohair by wrapping behind the tag 4-5 times then in front 4-5 times and trim the tag. Finish with several good wraps to put on a little black head.

5.Pick out some hair if needed. Should have a sort of hair sillouette.

6.Whip Finish and add your head cement.

Fish with very slow long strips. That is what works for me:)