Tying Instructions

Tail. Place TMC 105 in vise. Tie in white marabou feather 2/3 from eye of hook. Palmer forward. 1 feather should be sufficient to cover the hook shank to ¼” from hook eye. Lay olive marabou feather on top and tie in. Whip finish, cut thread and add a drop of head cement. Remove from vise.

Head. Place TMC 8089 hook in vise. Tie in 20# monofilament on hook shank just before hook bend. The monofilament tail should be behind the hook bend. Lay down a thread base over the monofilament to hook eye. Thread the red beads over the monofilament, then the TMC 105 hook tail and loop back to the 8089 hook shank. Leave approximately ¼” or more spacing between the red beads and the hook eye to allow the tail to move freely. Secure the monofilament with multiple thread wraps. Tie in the rainbow flashabou and secure. Tie in white marabou and palmer forward. Tie in another white marabou feather and palmer forward. Lay an olive marabou feather on top and secure. Cut some golden olive wool approximately the thickness of a

No.2 pencil and tie to the top of the hook shank. Cut some white wool and tie to the bottom of the hook shank directly beneath the golden olive. Pull both patches of wool into a V. One on top and one on the bottom. Cut some more golden olive wool and tie to the hook shank adjacent to the first patch of golden olive wool. Cut another patch of white wool and attach directly underneath the second patch of olive wool. Again, pull both into a V. Repeat this step one more time. Tie off and cut the wool into a head. Glue on plastic eyes.

How to Fish

The T & A Bunker is tied after the jointed Rapala lure. It imitates an injured bait fish. Strip it in long slow smooth strips and stop. Be wary on the pause as bass are notorious about taking bait when it is sinking.