Materials
| Hook | Mustad 36890. |
|---|---|
| Trailing Hook | Owner SSW, size 1, Up-Turned Eye Bait Hook. |
| Thread | 3/0 to secure the FireLine loop. 6/0 Pink. |
| Loop | 80-pound Fireline (hard to find, 60lb will do) |
| Tail | Purple Marabou or Bucktail with highlights of Flashabou. |
| Body | Hot Pink Crystal Chenille, Large. |
| Hackle | Hot Pink and Silver Doctor Blue Marabou. |
| Legs | Hot Pink Super Floss or Wiggle Legs. |
| Highlights | Fitting colours of Flashabou; Blue, Purple, Pearl, etc. |
| Collar | Hot Pink Schlappen or Guinea Fowl. |
| Eyes | Hourglass Eyes |
Notes
A big marabou bug with weight up front and an up-turned bait hook trailing behind, fished on a sink tip to get down to the bottom during winter steelhead season. It is simple to tie from easily obtained materials and is meant to be fished deep where losses to the bottom are common.
Published in April 2008 (Vol 41 No 4).