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Fly tying materials

Hook: #4 standard streamer, 4XL, down-eye (or similar).
Head: Fish-Skull® Sculpin Helmet™, small size, brown, olive, or black (as per the fly variation being tied).
Eyes: Fish-Skull® Living Eyes™, 3.0mm, gold.
Thread: Strong 3/0 or similar thread, brown or olive (as per the fly variation being tied).
Tail & Back: Hareline Dubbin, rabbit strip, straight-cut (1/8" wide), color as per the fly variation being tied.
Body & Fins: Hareline Dubbin, rabbit strip, cross-cut (1/8" wide), (color as per the fly variation being tied).

Color variations

There are 6 different color variations designed to suit different geographic areas, fishing conditions and target species.

The Skulpin Bunny is tied and fished in the hook-up position. Therefore, the easiest method is to rotate your vise so the hook faces upwards and build your fly from that position.It is very important that you leave a clear “gap” between your materials and the eye of the hook. The gap provides space for the Sculpin Helmet™ to be fitted from the front of the hook over the materials and be secured in place.

Step 1

Start your fly tying thread approximately 2 to 3 eyes width distance behind the hook eye. Work backwards and wrap a thick thread base that completely covers the hook shank. Lay this thread base all the way to the back of the hook to the point where the hook starts to curve. At the back end-point, make 6-10 thread wraps to form a small “thread ball.” This ball at the back will help secure your rabbit strip firmly in place.

Step 2
Prepare a strip of rabbit strip (straight-cut) that will be used for the tail and back of the fly. The strip should measure between 5.0cm to 5.5cm in length (a little over 2 inches). Cut a small "V" to help create a tapered tail at the back of the fly.

Step 3

Tie in the rabbit strip. To position correctly, place the rabbit strip as shown against the hook. Important: Make sure the front of the rabbit strip is positioned slightly past the tie-in point at the front of the hook as shown below. Take a red marker pen and make a dot that lines up with the tie-in point at the back of the hook shank. This red dot is the spot where you will poke the point of the hook through the rabbit strip.

Step 4
Take the hook out the vice, re-position the rabbit strip so that lies straight on top of the hook and put back it in the vice. Brush back the rabbit fur using a comb or wire brush so that it is straight and evenly distributed on either side of the hook.

Step 5

Pull back the rabbit fur at the tie-in point so that the leather of the strip is completely exposed. This is important to ensure that no fur fibers are tied down by the thread when the rabbit strip is tied down.

Step 6

As you tie down the rabbit strip, the sides of the strip should fold evenly over both sides of the hook shank. Important: All of the thread wraps should be placed in exactly the same place (i.e. on top of each other and not side-by-side). The first 2 thread wraps should be fairly loose to hold the strip in place and then the following 3 or 4 wraps should be tied in as tightly as possible. Use a very strong thread that allows you to put a lot of pressure on the rabbit strip.

Step 7

Lift up the rabbit strip and do at least 10 tight wraps directly underneath the rabbit strip. This secures the strip firmly in place.

Step 8

Wrap the cross-cut rabbit forwards using tight, side-by-side wraps. Pause after each wrap and stroke back the rabbit fibers to make sure they all face towards the back of the fly. Depending on how thick the rabbit strip is, you will reach the front tie-in point after using 3, 4 or 5 wraps. When you reach the front tie in point, do 1 extra wrap over the previous wrap. (This extra wrap helps build out a little more bulk at the front of the fly to get that fish profile).

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