Black Deep Wriggler Other Freshwater Hook : front - Gamakatsu #2, joiner - Long shank, rear - Short shank #4 or #6 (low carbon type). Thread : Black. Front : Eyes : Plated lead dumbbell. Body : Black chenille or wool if that's all you have, Black hackle. Rear : Tail : Black marabou. Body : Black chenille or wool if that's all you have, Black hackle.
Tying Instructions 1) Take the long shank hook and cut the bend and point off a long shank hook leaving you with a hook eye and long shank. 2) Take another hook this time the larger short shanked one (?Gamakatsu stinger #2) 3) Lay down a bed of thread 4) Apply some super glue 5) Tie on along the top of the hook shank your long shank and hook eye. 6) Hook eye toward the tail of the fly, also straight up and down (so you can only see the hook eye from the side). 7) Tie in a lead dumbbell at front of fly. 8) Tie in chenille and cock hackle at bend of hook 9) Advance thread to hook eye 10) Wrap chenille along hook shank to form body. 11) Palmer body with a cock hackle. 12) Tie off, trim excess 13) Tie off thread and trim excess 14) Take another short shanked hook (not a high carbon hook) usually a size or two smaller than the first part of this fly (if already used a #2 then a #4 or a #6) 15) Tie in a marabou tail at bend of hook 16) Maybe add little flash in tail (peacock Krystalflash)) 17) Tie in chenille and cock hackle at bend of hook 18) Advance thread to hook eye 19) Wrap chenille along hook shank to form body. 20) Palmer body with a cock hackle. 21) Tie off, trim excess 22) Tie off thread and trim excess 23) Now open eye, on this smaller woolly bugger, a little 24) Slip this into the hook eye extending from the rear of the first part of this fly. Point up (opposite to first part of fly).
Fly Notes Tied in black, purple or olive a great bass catcher. Another version I tie is all black with a fluoro orange belly. You could use any of the colours of successful lures.
Fishing Notes Count down to the desire depth (were the bass are holding) and jig retrieve upwards (medium length rapid strip, long pause, repeat till see leader and cast again) The articulated tail section waggles around in response to the jig type retrieve. Target species include, Trout, Australian Bass, yellowbelly and cod. Works in the salt too for mulloway, and mangrove jack.
Location Notes Underwater humps/hills with bass schools showing on the sounder. Steep banks.
Prey Notes Attractor pattern, though could be representative of a baitfish or a leech at a stretch.
Tier Richard Carter

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