Robin Beach's "Gitzit"

Hook Mustad 3366 sizes 4 - 10
Eyes Orvis super eyes (size according to hook size)
Thread Uni-thread 6/0
Tail Wapsi Burnt Orange Marabou
Legs Wapsi Pumpkin Barred Silli-Legs
Body Wapsi Ice Chenille (Root Beer for this fly)

Tying Directions:

  1. Lash on dumbbell eyes and cement.
  2. Tie in one full marabou feather for the tail. Length should be 1 1/4 time shank length.
  3. Double 2 silli-legs around thread and tie in on the top.
  4. Tie in ice chenille and wrap even thread body to eyes.
  5. Wrap chenille body to eyes and take two thread wraps.
  6. Tie on two silli-legs around each dumbbell with the knot on the backside of the eye. Take two more wraps around legs.
  7. Cross wrap around eyes again and take multiple wraps around shank in front of eyes building up slightly.
  8. Take the rest of the chenille and wrap once around far eye from front to back, cross wrap around near eye from front to back and tie off in front of eyes.
  9. Trim off excess, build thread head, whip finish and cement.

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