Barr's Meat Whistle

Materials

How to Tie the Barr's Meat Whistle

1. 1

   Step 1

   Slide the copper cone onto the jig hook and run it around the bend to sit just behind the eye. Start the thread a short way behind the cone and lay a smooth base back to the hook bend.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Tie in the copper wire and the Sparkle Braid together at the back of the cone, then bind both down along the shank to the bend and return the thread forward.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Wrap the braid forward in touching turns to form a slim, even body, stopping short of the cone to leave room for the legs, flash and collar. Tie it off and trim the excess.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Lay the rabbit strip over the top of the body, hide side down, with roughly a shank length trailing past the bend as the tail. Secure its front end just ahead of the body and trim the surplus.

   Wetting the fur makes it easier to part for the rib in the next step.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Part the fur and spiral the copper wire forward through the strip in evenly spaced turns, Matuka style, so the strip is locked to the top of the body. Tie off the wire and break or clip it off.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Tie a pair of Sili Legs along each side of the shank at the front of the body. Trim them later so they reach roughly halfway down the tail.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Add a sparse bunch of copper holographic Flashabou around the shank in front of the body, folding the forward half back so the strands sweep along the sides.

8. 8

   Step 8

   Tie in brown marabou behind the cone as a full collar that reaches just past the hook bend. Clip and cover the butts, whip finish tight behind the cone and seal the wraps with head cement.

   Rusty brown with pumpkin legs reads as a crayfish; olive, black and brown/orange versions are also popular.