MOAL Rhoid

[ScottP]

*Mother Of All Leeches




hook - (front; sacrificial) Mustad 3366 #1/0, (rear) Octopus #1
thread - UTC 140 cream
bead - 8mm red
string - 30lb Spectra braid
body - cross-cut rabbit
cone - black nickel

Purple/pink (front hook clipped)



Regards,
Scott

[whatfly]

Did you use glue on the rabbit strips or not? Have fun casting those things once they are wet...

[ScottP]

John,

Tear Mender on the back half, where the strip is wrapped on the braid; Super Glue on the front half where it's wrapped on the hook shank. Here's a nice video on construction
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3HsdC9ZiQMU

Borrowed one of my son's old batting helmets for protection when I cast it. Sorry it took so long to reply; been out fishing.

Regards,
Scott

[ducksterman]

Is the Tear Mender flexible enough so as not to compromise mobility?

[ScottP]

duckster,

Flexible and, supposedly, waterproof; I plan on losing them to hordes of hungry salmon and leopard rainbows before I find out if it truly is waterproof (lol).

Regards,
Scott

[Ed_D]

To each his own. You plan to lose yours to trout and salmon. I would lose mine to trees and rocks... <sigh>


Regards,
Ed

[ScottP]

To each his own. You plan to lose yours to trout and salmon. I would lose mine to trees and rocks... <sigh>

Oh, I tied plenty of extras for rockfish and willow trout.

Regards,
Scott

[Daniel J]

Just the helmet? I'd also bring the bat for protection from whatever the heck you haul in that is gonna take a bite of that.
Nice pattern.