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Mr. Hankey
Jeff Hickman's Mr. Hankey is an articulated mouse built on a 40mm shank with a stinger hook trailing on a wire loop. The body is cross-cut rabbit wrapped over a shaped strip of tan foam that is then folded back over the top in sections to form a segmented, buoyant back and head, with a strip of bare rabbit hide for a tail, rubber legs and Krystal Flash whiskers. Tied here in tan and light brown with a size 6 Daiichi 2557 stinger hook.
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Materials
Senyo shank, 40mm, copper-orange
Copper-orange · 40mm
Senyo's Intruder Trailer Hook Wire - Thin, to connect the stinger hook
Nature's Spirit 1/8" cross-cut zonker strip, natural light brown, with the fur trimmed off
Natural light brown
Nature's Spirit 1/8" cross-cut zonker strip, natural light brown, wrapped for the body
Natural light brown
Nature's Spirit Bug Foam, 3mm, tan, cut to shape
Tan · 3mm
Fly Tyers Dungeon Bug Legs, brown
Brown
How to Tie the Mr. Hankey
- 1
Step 1
Mount the 40mm shank in the vise and start the beige thread on it.
- 2
Step 2
Pass the thin trailer wire through the eye of the Daiichi 2557 stinger hook and lash both ends of the wire along the shank so the hook trails behind the shank.
- 3
Step 3
Tie in a short length of cross-cut zonker strip with the fur trimmed off at the rear of the shank for the tail.
- 4
Step 4
Tie in the furred cross-cut zonker strip and wrap it forward over the rear part of the shank for the body. Hold the fur out of the way with a clip while you work.
- 5
Step 5
Cut the 3mm tan foam to shape and tie it in on the shank ahead of the rabbit.
- 6
Step 6
Work forward in sections, folding the foam over and tying it down while wrapping more of the cross-cut rabbit between the tie-down points.
- 7
Step 7
Tie in brown bug legs on each side as you work forward.
- 8
Step 8
Form the head with the last of the foam at the front of the shank.
- 9
Step 9
Tie in a few strands of pearl Krystal Flash at the head for whiskers, whip finish and trim.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4i_svkfnqA
Credit: Hackles and Herl Fly Fishing