Gerrit's Zonker Damsel

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Hook:Mustad C51 size 2
Thread:14/0 Olive
Tail: Olive Zonker strip
Body:Olive Hares Ear Dubbing
Rib:Amber Wire
Legs:Olive deer hair
Thorax:Mixed dubbing(Choc brown + Olive)
Lead:0.020
Wingcase:Olive/Brown Medallion Sheet
Stalk:99lbs mono
Eyes:UV knot

Step 1
Add your thread.End of right above the hook point.Now also add lead and cover the thorax area.Not to much,10 turns is fine.



Step 2
Tie in the Zonker tail.Tie in point right above hook point.

Strip the hair from the skin.U only wrap thread over the stripped skin,not over the hair.

Wrap your thread over the skin till u reach the lead.It's important to select a tail width thin enough for the hook u intend using.Too wide a tail will look way to bulky.



Step 3
Tie in the Amber Wire on the side of the body and dub the body till u reach the beginning of the thorax.Remember that you want a slim profile dubbed body.





Step 4
Wrap the wire forward in close spaced turns,secure the wire and cut the excess wire.



Step 5
Tie in your wingcase material.



Step 6
Tie in a few strands of Deer hair on either side of the body.Do a few dubbed turns after the hair.I used mixed Olive + Brown dubbing here for a slightly darker thorax.

Then tie in some more Deer Hair strands.I follow this step 3 times in total till I reach the eye area.

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Step 7
Tie in your mono.Dub around the mono and bring wingcase over.Trim the wingcase short and also cut the mono short leaving 2mm on either side.Whip finish and tie off.







Step 8
Add some UV to the eyes,dry it and color in with a black marker.Also add the UV ontop of the wingcase.



Final step.Tease out the dubbing on the underside of the thorax.

Finished fly

[Fisher]

Realy Nice oom Gert !

[rols]

jou bliksem.....dit is n moerse vis vang vlieg daai. Thanks for the effort
cheers

[C J]

Gerrit, smelt jy jou mono eyes op die vlieg!? Wat as jy jou vlieg aan die brand steek?


Mooi damsel by the way!!!

[Korrie]

Gerrit, smelt jy jou mono eyes op die vlieg!? Wat as jy jou vlieg aan die brand steek?


Mooi damsel by the way!!!

Nee, hy het 'n secret trick.
UV knot sense on the mono. Then color it agterwards.
Ingenious.

[rory]

Nice fly Gerrit, thanks for the SBS.

[C J]

Nee, hy het 'n secret trick.
UV knot sense on the mono. Then color it agterwards.
Ingenious.

Ek brand gewoonlik die mono net 'n bietjie en dan sit ek die UV Fly paint of Knot Sense op. Die balletjie op die mono keer dat die Knot Sense of Fly Paint af gly later.

Maar daai het gelyk asof hy dit gebrand het........dis hoekom ek gevra het.

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Maar daai het gelyk asof hy dit gebrand het........dis hoekom ek gevra het.

Lees die instructions jou moegoe

Ek like nie die brand / burnt option nie my chom.

G

[C J]

Lees die instructions jou moegoe

Ek like nie die brand / burnt option nie my chom.

G

Ek dog jy praat stront in jou instruction......dit het regtig gelyk asof jy dit gebrand het!!!