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Double Bunny
A devastatingly effective streamer using two rabbit strips — one on top and one on the bottom — to create a full, undulating profile that breathes and pulses with every current change and strip. The conehead version sinks quickly into the strike zone.
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Materials
3XL-4XL streamer hook (TMC 300), sizes 1/0-6
Large brass or tungsten conehead
Black 3/0 (210 denier)
Lead wire wraps behind conehead
Rabbit zonker strip, color of choice, full length of fly
Rabbit zonker strip, matching or contrasting color
Krystal Flash or Flashabou, 6-8 strands per side
How to Tie the Double Bunny
- 1
Step 1
Slide conehead onto hook and mount in vise. Start thread and wrap lead wire behind conehead. Secure with thread wraps.
Heavy wire and conehead ensure the fly gets down fast.
- 2
Step 2
At the hook bend, tie in the top rabbit zonker strip (hide side down), leaving 1.5-2 inches extending past the bend as the tail.
- 3
Step 3
Flip the hook over (or work from below) and tie in the bottom rabbit strip at the same point, hide side up, matching the tail length.
- 4
Step 4
Add 6-8 strands of Flashabou or Krystal Flash along each side between the two strips.
- 5
Step 5
Pull both strips forward simultaneously along the shank. Make 2-3 securing wraps at intervals to hold them in place.
Use a bodkin to poke through the hides at each tie-down point.
- 6
Step 6
Secure both strips behind the conehead. Trim excess hide.
- 7
Step 7
Build a thread head behind the conehead, whip finish, and apply head cement.
- 8
Step 8
Separate the fur between the two strips so they splay naturally in the water.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N-6PPW_4pI
Credit: Traditional pattern, popularized in Alaska