How-to-steps ( Barr's Jumbo John)

[Jeremy Hunt]

Jumbo John

Recipe:

Hook: 2499 SP-BL

Thread: Black 70 and 140

Bead: Hot orange

Weight: .015 Lead wire

Tail: Goose Biots

Wing case: Black Thinskin and Pearl Saltwater Flashabou covered with epoxy

Abdomen: UTC Medium (black)

Thorax: Superbright (black)

Legs: Rubber legs

Collar: (optional)

Tying Instructions:

Step 1.

Slip the bead on and wrap about half the length of the hook shank. Start the thread behind the lead wire and wrap till you get almost to the bend. Leave enough room to tie in the biots and wraps to the bend.

Step 2.

Tie in a pair of turkey biots. The tag ends should still be attached. As you wind the thread back up you’ll tie this down until you get half way up to the lead wire.

Step 3.

Trim the excess off. This is where you’ll want to make a nice smooth base before you tie in the wire. You’ll notice a step off where the lead stops at the back. Make a thread dam and even that out smooth. This has to be smooth or the wire will not stay side by side.

Step 4.

Tie the wire in the middle of the lead wire. Wrap tight back to the bend keeping the wraps side by side to make a smooth base. Wrap the thread back up to where you tied in the UTC wire.

Step 5.

Wrap the wire forward forming the abdomen. Take your time when doing this step so the wire stays side by side so you don’t have spaces in between. Cut the excess or move the wire back and forth until it breaks.

Step 6.

Tie in a single strand of saltwater flashabou on top of the lead wire.

Step 7.

Tie in the thinkskin and wrap both back until you tie on top of the black wire. Use the hook point for a reference point. The thread should hang just in front of the hook point.

I’m using these new metallic sili legs, but any rubber leg will work. I just wanted to show you these so you can go out an pick you some up.

Step 8.

Tie in the legs on the sides of the hook shank. I leave mine long until I complete the fly and then cut them to the desired length.

Step 9.

Add a small amount of dubbing to the thread. Wrap behind the legs and then on top of the legs. Then pull the two legs that are forward and tie in front of those.

Step 10.

Fold the thinskin over and tie it down right behind the bead. Do the same step with the flashabou. Cut the excess off and whip finish the fly. You should have a little tag hanging over the bead which is fine because you’ll epoxy it in.

Step 11.

Put a small coat of epoxy over the wing case. You don’t need much, just enough to cover it. Also get a little on the wire to make the fly more durable.

Step 12.

Cut the legs to be the length of hook.