Hook Up-eye salmon hook cut off after tying, with Gamakatsu Octopus stinger, Front: salmon hook (shank only); trailer: Octopus #4 or #2
Thread Black 6/0
Materials
PowerPro Spectra braid (50 lb, one doubled length for the trailer loop)
Flat diamond braid Silver oval tinsel (Short piece for the butt)
Axxel flash Blue and silver, mixed (Small blended bunch for the tail)
Ultra wire Blue (any color works) (Small, for the dubbing brush core)
Arctic fox, dyed Fox (One clump cut close to the hide)
Lady Amherst pheasant White with blue-dyed tips (Small bunch of fibers)
Dubbing wax (Light coat on the wire)
UV resin (For the head)
How to tie it
Start black 6/0 thread and lay a heavy thread base over the front half of the salmon-hook shank.
Rig the stinger: run the 50 lb Spectra through the octopus hook eye, under and back through the eye again so the hook hangs point-up, then set the trailer at your chosen length and lash both strands of braid along the top of the shank. Fold the tag back over itself and bind again. It lays thin and won't bulk the shank. A drop of cement here is optional.
Tie in a blended tail of blue and silver Axxel flash at the rear tie-in, mixing the two colors together; it should breathe like marabou.
Tie in the silver flat diamond braid and wrap a short butt over the rear of the dressed shank; tie off.
Tie in the blue Ultra wire, doubling it back over itself so it can't pull out. Half hitch.
Build the dubbing brush: cut a clump of Arctic fox close to the hide, clean out all the underfur, and lay the butts over the waxed wire-and-thread. Add a small bunch of Lady Amherst fibers (tips removed) with their butts just over the thread at the front end.
Spin the brush slowly until the fibers bite, then speed up until it locks down tight into a rope.
Wrap the brush forward toward the eye, teasing the hair back with each turn. The Lady Amherst comes around last as a collar over the fox. Tie the wire off behind the eye and trim everything flush.
Preen all fibers rearward, build a small neat head, whip finish, and coat the head with UV resin. Separate any married Amherst fibers with a bodkin.
Cut the front hook off at the bend with nippers. The octopus stinger is now the working hook.