FinLuver
Native Oregonian…1846
Use Krystal Flash instead of crimped mono…Yeah, it’s 30lb mono crimped with pliers, colored with a light green marker and then covered in UV cure.
The patterns Lou had seemed to be tied with those tails or something similar. I don’t think you can find them anymore. He thought crimping mono with pliers might get you something similar and it works well. The marabou tuft is the hardest part but I think it is worth it. You’re not going to get a lot of movement out of a piece of mono. I just put the crimped tail in my vice, did an overhand knot on a small piece of fly tying mono over it. Put the marabou on, position the loop over the mono and cinched the knot. It’s a bit of finger gymnastics but not bad. Added another knot, then a dab of super glue and it holds well. The uv cure extends back to cover the knot/glue too which adds another anchor on the marabou. I’m sure if it gets eaten a lot the marabou will be the first thing to go still though.