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This fly has a number of particularly useful applications for Bass and Estuary Perch as well as trout. It main claim to fame is that particularly in discoloured or rough water the movement of the zonker strip and the inbuilt rattle are often enough to illicit a strike.  As a prospecting fly it can be fished at a variety of depths. Perhaps the best method is to count the fly down and then jig it through the area you believe is holding fish. The more active the fish the faster the action.

See also 'superhair rattler'.

Materials

Process

A	Starting at the eye wind the thread 1/3 along the hook shank in touching turns. Understanding hooks Secure the Dumb Bell eyes on top of the hook shank at the 1/3 point using figure 8 wraps. To tighten the connection wrap the thread around the base of the eyes on top of the hook shank. Dumbbell type eyes Secure the eyes in place with couple of drops of super glue or head cement. Positioning of the eyes at the 1/3 point described above is important because you need to leave enough room in front of the eyes to tie in the dressings and to form a nice shaped head.

B	Tie in the Mylar tubing in front of the eyes and whilst holding the Mylar tubing forward wind the thread to the bend of the hook. Push a rattle chamber up the Mylar tubing all the way to the eyes and then lay the Mylar tubing along the top of the hook shank with the rattle inside.

C	Tie the Mylar tubing off behind the eyes and above the point of the hook with the tag end extending of the tubing extending a distance equal to about 2/3 the length of the hook as a tail. Whip finish the thread above the point of the hook and trim the thread.

D	Mix a little 5 minute epoxy and apply a thin coat over the body of the fly taking care not to put any epoxy in front of the eyes or beyond the tie in position above the point of the hook. Working with epoxy Rotate the fly whilst the epoxy goes off to ensure a uniform finish.

E	Put the fly back in the vice and attach the thread in front of the eyes. Take a length of zonker strip and work out where the bend of the hook will be in relation to the zonker strip when it is tied in. Once you have identified that point pierce the zonker strip at that point with the point of the hook and thread the zonker strip round the bend of the hook up tight against the body of the fly. Position the zonker strip along the bottom of the hook shank and tie it of directly in front of the eyes. Trim the excess zonker strip and build up a neat cone head. Whip finish the head, trim the thread and varnish the finished head of the fly.

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