Cross cut vs zonker cut rabbit strips

[ScottP]

The crosscut style is mostly used to palmer bodies, however you can do the same with a zonker strip. Conversely, you cannot really use crosscut for wings/tails, etc. as you would with a zonker strip.

What John said. A "palmered" body tied with zonker strips may not look quite as neat as those tied with the cross-cut rabbit, but once they get wet they're similar and effective (and cast like a wet sock). When we were in Alaska last year, I ran out of cross-cut and used zonker strips for some MOAL flies - fish didn't seem to notice the difference (although they were pink salmon and I don't think we found much they wouldn't hit). Having said that, I do prefer the cross-cut when wrapping a body.

Regards,
Scott