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Woolhead Sculpin
A weighted sculpin streamer with a rabbit zonker strip tail, an Ice Dub body ribbed with wire, red Laser Dub gills and a head of sculpin wool trimmed broad and flat. Lead wire on the shank gets it down. The body can be olive or chartreuse; this one is tied with a chartreuse body and an olive wool head. Tie it in sizes 2 to 8.
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Materials
UTC Ultra Thread 140 Denier, olive
Olive · 140 denier
Lead wire, .020 inch
.020 inch
Wire, chartreuse, Brassie size
Chartreuse · Brassie
Hareline Ice Dub, olive or chartreuse
Olive or chartreuse
Rabbit zonker strip, olive, magnum or regular width
Olive
Sculpin wool, olive
Olive
How to Tie the Woolhead Sculpin
- 1
Step 1
Wrap the lead wire around the shank, then start the olive thread and bind the wraps in place with thread.
- 2
Step 2
Run the thread to the bend and tie in the chartreuse wire.
- 3
Step 3
Dub a body of Ice Dub forward over the rear part of the shank, leaving plenty of room at the front for the gills and the wool head.
- 4
Step 4
Tie the zonker strip on top at the front of the body, with the long end reaching back past the bend as the tail.
- 5
Step 5
Stroke the strip back over the body and wind the wire forward through the fur, binding the strip to the top of the body. Tie off the wire and trim.
- 6
Step 6
Dub a small amount of red Laser Dub in front of the body for the gills.
- 7
Step 7
Tie in a bunch of sculpin wool in front of the gills, let it flare around the shank and push it back. Repeat with more bunches until you reach the eye, then whip finish.
- 8
Step 8
Trim the wool into a broad, flat sculpin head.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o677runyon0
Credit: InTheRiffle