double bunny fly

[JoeBass]

I'm in a fly tying class here in vermont. The Classic Outfitters in Burlington runs it. Anyway, we were tying a "double bunny" last week. We were tying a smaller one for trout but the instructor noted that he ties larger ones for striped bass and does really well on them. It's basically 2 strips of rabbit skin and fur tied into a clauser style set up.
Has anyone tried these?

[saltfly]

tied as decievers and as clousers...Oh, also eels.

[striperman36]

Yeah, killer

[Peterjay]

Yeah, they work OK, especially in smaller sizes, like baby bunker, etc. The disadvantage to double bunnies is that when you get into larger sizes, all that rabbit fur weighs a ton when it gets wet and it can be a real bear to cast, even with a 12wt. A zonker-style baitfish pattern will attract just as many strikes and is a lot easier to cast.

[JoeBass]

I didn't think of all that weight. makes sense. I do think I'll try to tie a couple of sand eels in the 5" range, trim the hair down.

[saltfly]

Tie them for those monster fish[smallies love'm] you have in the Big lake right in your backyard.Try lake Iroquois for big bass too.Tie them in black,blk/brn,brn/ornge,prpl/blk,

[JoeBass]

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to be fishing Champlain a lot this year.

[saltfly]

Great..post a few pictures.We need to live'n up this thread