Jax Taggarti

[Jax]

This Fly was tied to sort out some nice Browns in Lake Anawhenua in the North Island.
What I needed was a fly that would have a near Neutral Bouyancy and produce good Low Frequency sound waves during the retrieve. Note the Hackle tying.

Fished Flatout on the surface the fly proved to be a hot item on the brown's Menue.
Fished on a fairly shoth leader with a sinking line it was also readily accepted both in the Day and at Night with a medium speed Sink and Draw retrieve.

An American friend tried the Taggarti on some Largemout Bass in the States and it proved to be rather attractive and he had a ball. I hope the South African Bass will find it a tasty morsel. Jax

Jax Tagarti

Tail
Pheasant Cock Rump
Feathers from either side of
the base of the Bird’s tail

Body Hackle
Brown Whiting Cock Hackle [With Whisks one and a half to twice the hook gape]

Body
Brown Chenille

Wing
Nil

Head Hackle
Same as Body Hackle

Topping
Pea Cock Sword Whisks

Head
Tying Thread

Hook
Black Magic B6 # 6 to 10

Thread
Black Polyester or Uni
Thread


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STEP 1
Wrap Hook shank with thread from eye to bend and back to near eye.Note the tail material extends all the way to the eye.
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STEP 2
Tie in Tail Material with firm wraps working back to the bend
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STEP 3
Clip Tail to size and clip excess material around eye.

I clip the tail this way to impart a bobbing up and down movement to the fly during the retrieve. The fish love it!!


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STEP 4
Tie in Body Hackle

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STEP 5
Tie in Brown Chenille for body and run thread up to near the eye

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STEP 6
Wrap the Chenille toward the eye in close tight turns and tie off. Clip excess from around eye


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STEP 7
Spiral wrap the Body Hackle in tight turns forward toward the eye and tie off securely

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STEP 8
Tie in the Head Hackle

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STEP 9
Spiral the Head Hackle back toward the bend One third of the Body