The Haymaker, an Articulated Furled Leech

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Rather than clutter the thread asking about articulation ideas the Haymaker deserves its own. This was designed by Mark Hieronymus and he has not been real open about how he does this so this is just an assumption. It has proven, tied this way, to fish, and fish well for a long time. The colors were chosen only to show up better in the photos and the pink bunny head did not do so well in that regard... There are a total of 18 assembly photos and that is excessive, but every step is being shown.

Please feel free to critique the directions harshly if needed and let me know if you are able to tie this fly based on them. I need to do a more formal write-up for the new book by the Alaska Fly Fishers and input is appreciated.

Here is the finished product


Start with a good octopus or other up-eye, short shank. For big trout we use size 6 or 8 Gamakatsu by choice (6 in the photos)


Three schlappen feathers are tied to the hook shank with 16" of Spectra articulation thread.


One end of the Spectra is tied in a simple overhand knot around the schlappen and the hook shank, then threaded through the hook eye.


The other end is then tied in the same fashion and also threaded through the hook eye