Dumbbell / Clouser eyes Painted dumbbell eyes medium (1 pair)
Wire (rib) Gold wire (One strand)
Chenille (body) Cream / white chenille (About 5 in)
Rubber legs Orange with black barring (2 per side)
Rabbit strip (wing) Natural or to taste (One strip, 2 3/4 to 3 in)
Superglue and head cement Clear head cement (A drop each)
How to tie it
Set the jig hook in the vise and lay a thread base for the dumbbell eyes. Tie the eyes in as far back from the eye as you can while still leaving the fly a three-point stance, too far back and it will not stand on its head, too far forward and you will have no room to tie in materials.
Tie in the gold wire and wind the thread back, carrying it part way around the bend of the hook. Going around the bend is important: it stops the rabbit wing tucking around the bend later, which would make the fly roll in the water.
Tie in the cream chenille at that same point around the bend, bring the thread forward and wind the chenille forward over the shank, leaving a gap where the rubber legs will go.
Tie two rubber legs in on each side in the gap (a couple of wraps to set them, straighten them, then wraps in front and behind) checking as you go that you have not shifted the dumbbell eyes.
Put a figure-eight of superglue over the leg and eye wraps to lock everything in place, then wind the remaining chenille forward through the legs and tie it off, straightening any legs that have rolled.
Measure the rabbit strip so it extends past the eye by the amount you want, then pierce the hide with the hook point at the rear tie-in point, take the hook out of the vise, work the strip around onto the shank, and put the hook back in the vise.
Pull the strip forward, reposition it as it shifts, and bind the front end down in front of the dumbbell eyes, building a deliberately large head. This is a bass fly. It does not have to be pretty.
Rib the wing: spiral the gold wire forward through the rabbit fur, using your bodkin to part the hair and hold the rubber legs clear at each turn, then take the last turn in front of the eyes and tie the wire off.
Pick out any fibres trapped under the wire with your bodkin, check the alignment, whip finish and add head cement.