i think even i could tie that one. keep 'em coming.

This pattern rocks!!! I tie something similar and it's awesome, a touch less undulation than a bugger.

Jason...I tie thousands of flies, BUT, I op out from using that spinning loop. My fly just comes out crappy using that loop! Do you need special tools?...like placing the hair in a paper clip and then inserting the hair butts into the loop?..or, using a special spinning tool to hold the loop open before inserting the hair and spinning? My thought is to put the hair on the single strand, then bring the thread up forming the loop, secure the loop on the shank, and then even closing off the loop at the top under the shank, and then advancing forward with the bobbin....how do you do it? I've ended up with hair going ever which direction!!

Sayfu--You don't need special tools for the loop (I grew up in the Gary Borger school of fly tying, which meant learn it the hard way first), but for bigger flies like this, a spinning tool can be of real use. For leeches, baitfish and other big flies, I like the spinning tools that have a *heavy* ball-bearing head. Such tools can allow you to really handle heavier/stiffer materials with ease.

My usual sequence for doing a spinning loop is to first form the loop on the shank (and cross the bobbin over the loop to lock it tight at the top). If not using a tool, I'll just put the end of the loop over a knob on the vise, etc. to keep it open and prep my materials. Once the materials are ready, I stick two fingers in the loop (not needed if you are using a tool), and slide the materials into the loop where needed. The loop is then closed to keep the materials in place (if needed, I may give the loop a quarter twist or so), which also gives me the ability to reposition the materials if I need to. The key with all of this in tension. Keep the loop under tension and it will (usually) behave. Get sloppy, and it can create headaches.

Once the materials are doing what I want them to do in the loop (spread out properly, adjusted side-to-side, and so on), then I twist the loop tight (tight enough to spin all the materials that I want spun, but not so tight that the loop starts doubling over on itself like a twisted ribber band). During the spin, I may brush out some of he material to prevent it from getting twisted into itself (you'll know if that happens). One can spin the loop either clockwise or counterclockwise (looking from the bottom off the loop), depending on the type of control you want (that's another whole post).

Once spun up, the "3-D" hackle is then wound onto the hook, but it is key that the "hackle" be brushed/stroked back out of the way between wraps. Otherwise the fibers pointing forward get wrapped down and you end up with a lumpy mess (or at least not the full effect).

The spinning (a/k/a dubbing) loop is one of my most-used tying techniques, and I employ it with everything from midges to monster baitfish. Once you get it (and practice it), it is enormously versatile. What I really should do is just get Tim a post for FlyTalk on spinning loop technique. Perhaps for next week...

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