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Double Bunny
Olive over Gray (Baby Rainbows)
Tying Instructions
1. Slide a cone head up to the hook eye. Wrap a number of lead-free wire wraps arouind the hook shank and slide the wire wraps up against the inside of the cone head. Secure the thread behind the wire wraps and wrap the wire to secure. Apply some Super Glue to the wire and thread.
2. Double Bunnys are best made of Magnum strips which are 3/16″ wide. Zonker strips are slightly smaller at 1/8″ wide and will usually require a dubbed body to hide the lead wraps. Here I’ve selected a Gray Zonker strip on the botteom and an Olive Magnum Strip for the top. The length should be about 1 1/2 x the length of the shank. Trim a point at the end of the strip where the fur flows toward the rear of the strip. Also, prepare the lower strip by poking a hole through the hide about halk the shank length distance.
3. Bring the hook point through the lower strip hide that was poked. Since this is a Zonker strip, we’ll apply some dubbing to hide the hook
4. The dubbing should be something like Lite Bright, Ice Dubbing etc. I’m using Flashabou Dubbing in Gun Metal Gray.
5. Wrap the front half of the hook shank with the dubbing.
6. Bring the lower strip point under the hook shank and insert it into the conehead. A bodkin will help push the material up into the cone head. Apply 5-6 tight wraps just behind the conehead to secure the hide point to the hook shank.
7. Attach the top strip in the same manner with the hide point well positioned inside the conehead at the top of the shank.
8. Separate the two strips and apply a contact cement to the surfaces of the clean hide and also the top of the dubbing. I’m using Tear Mender which is a latex adhesive. Try using a small tubing for an applicator. You can dip it into the mixture and regulate the flow with your finger on the end of the tubing. Take care not to get any adhesive on the fur itself.
9. Once the adhesive is applied, bring the two strips together and secure with some frim pressure on the two strips.
10. Attach three strips each of the Silver Krystal Flash and the the Pearl Flashabou. This gives a nice lateral line effect to the Double Bunny as a baitfish.
11. Now apply the stick on eyes and apply a small amount of Super Glue to the eyes to secure. Whip Finish. You can trim the hide behind the end of the hook to taper the hide into a thinner piece. Take care with this step by trimming just a small portion at a time. This will create more movement to the fly.
| Materials
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| Hook | Daiichi 2220 #6-10 |
| Thread | Danville Black Flat Waxed Nylon, Gray |
| Head | 1/4 Nickel Cross-eyed Conehead |
| Eyes | Pearl Adhesive Eyes |
| Body | Olive 1/4 |
| Flash | Pearl Flashabou and Silver Krystal Flash |
Scott Sanchez
Double Bunny
The Double Bunny was designed by Scott Sanchez in the late 1980’s. He got the idea in Belize while fishing for Barracuda while he was tying ‘Cuda flies. Back home at Jackson, Wyoming, Scott tied up a few and found that they were a perfect streamer for trout as well. In fact, Scott has caught over 30 species with the Double Bunny.
Three Time Jackson One-Fly winner
The Double Bunny was the Jackson One-Fly Contest winner in ’92, ’93, and ’94, and then, they decided to disqualify the fly since it was too effective. Coneheads were introduced to the pattern by Orvis. The fly is best used with a 7 wt rod with a sink-tip or sinking line. The eyes applied to the fly help keep short strikes to a minimum as the trout will key upon the eyes for direction of movement.
Best Colorations
The most popular colorations are: Chinchilla over White (Baby Whitefish), Olive over Gray (Baby Rainbows), Natural Brown over Ginger (Baby Browns), Black over Yellow (low light) and Dark Gray over Chinchilla (Small Trout) . Try the Chinchilla over White to imitate the Sacramento Perch Fry at Lake Crowley.
Variations
Platte River Special
| Hook | Daiichi 2220 #6-10 |
| Thread | Danville Flat Waxed Nylon, Yellow |
| Head | 1/4 |
| Eyes | Green Adhesive Eyes |
| Body | Gold Variant 1/4 |
| Flash | Pearl Flashabou and Silver Krystal Flash |
Black over Yellow
| Hook | Daiichi 2220 #6-10 |
| Thread | Danville Black Flat Waxed Nylon |
| Head | Danville Black Flat Waxed Nylon |
| Weight | 0.030 Lead-free Wire |
| Eyes | Red Adhesive Eyes |
| Body | Black 1/4 |
| Flash | Pearl Flashabou and Silver Krystal Flash |
Chinchilla over White
| Hook | Daiichi 2220 #6-10 |
| Thread | Danville Flat Waxed Nylon, Gray |
| Head | 1/4 |
| Eyes | Green Adhesive Eyes |
| Body | Chinchilla 1/4 |
| Flash | Pearl Flashabou and Silver Krystal Flash |