DeFrank's Grim Reaper

Grim Reaper Recipe

• Hook: Daiichi 1760 #8 – 12
• Thread: 8/0 Uni Thread (Camel) 
• Abdomen: Medium Holographic Tinsel (Gold) 
• Rib: Small Ultra Wire (Red) 
• Thorax: Possum Plus (Stonefly Blend)
• Hackle: Brown Hen Back

Step One: First, start a thread base 2/3 of the way up the hook shank, and secure the wire with a couple of wraps.

Step Two: Then you secure the tinsel to the hook shank in the same place as the wire.

Step Three: Now you wrap over both materials at the same time while keeping them aligned with the side of the hook nearest you, following the contour of the hook to keep the under-body uniform, down and around the bend of the hook. After you’ve completed wrapping the wire and tinsel, you need to advance the thread to original tie in point.

Step Four: Now, wrap the tinsel forward and tie off.

Step Five: Next, counter wrap the wire and tie off.

Step Six: Now you can dub the thorax, covering where you tied off the tinsel and wire.

Step Seven: Next, you tie in the hackle by the tip, in front of the dubbed thorax.

Step Eight: After the hackle is tied in, wrap 3 or 4 turns of hackle and tie off. Now, you need to pull back the stem of the hackle and give it a few wraps and then trim off. This helps to keep the thread head neat. To finish off, build a thread head and whip finish.

Completed Fly

Assorted color combinations