Published Jan 1. 2002 - 22 years ago
Updated or edited Sep 28. 2021
Muddler mania - Full Metal Jacket Nutria Muddler
A conehead muddler/zonker
Full Metal Jacket Nutria Muddler
Materials:
Hook | Kamasan |
Cone | Slender brass cone |
Thread | Tan |
Rib | Oval silver tinsel |
Body | Medium flat silver tinsel |
Wing/tail | Zonker strip from mink or nutria |
Head/collar | Natural deer hair |
Tying instructions:
- Mount the brass head on the hook. It might be necesarry to press down barb for it to pass
- Tie in ribbing over the hook bend
- Cover the hook shank with tying thread to one third shank length behind the hook eye
- Tie in flat silver tinsel
- Wind to hook bend and back
- Tie down and trim
- Tie in the zonker strip with hairs pointing backwards
- Pull the strip and secure with 4-5 open turns of ribbing
- Stack a bunch of deer hair and tie in to form a collar
- Tie in more deer hair to fill space behind brass head
- Whipfinish behind head and varnish
- Trim deer hair to flush with brass head using a razor blade. Be careful not to cut the collar
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