synthetic zonker?

[corsican dave]

so, has anyone got any suggestions for a synthetic zonker? i'm thinking huge fritz or cactus chenille, or maybe something really off the wall like some sort of xmas decoration or even faux-fur cut into strips? standard zonker fibres are about 30mm in length. any and all ideas appreciated.

[haresear]

Silver tinsel off the Christmas tree? You could trim it or leave it as it is.

Alex

[rannoch raider]

Hi Dave, Not sure if I am thinking of the same sort of thing as you but might be of interest to know that I tie an all black zonker for night time bass fishing. I add bulk to the pattern by 'palmering' the body i.e. the zonker strip wrapped around in touching turns over a bed of varnish. The technique gives a lot of bulk for very little extra weight. I usually have a zonker strip tail 3 inches or so on these lures, I sometimes double the tail and glue it along it's length too. This results in a big pulsating target that would surely interest pike?

Cheers
Jim

[SoldierPmr]

Hi Dave, Not sure if I am thinking of the same sort of thing as you but might be of interest to know that I tie an all black zonker for night time bass fishing. I add bulk to the pattern by 'palmering' the body i.e. the zonker strip wrapped around in touching turns over a bed of varnish. The technique gives a lot of bulk for very little extra weight. I usually have a zonker strip tail 3 inches or so on these lures, I sometimes double the tail and glue it along it's length too. This results in a big pulsating target that would surely interest pike?

Cheers
Jim

Have you got any pictures of this? I'm also interested 

[rannoch raider]

No pictures to hand but I've a few tied up in my box. I haven't been tying much over the last year or so but I'm going to set the gear up this week and get going again. I'm also just getting the hang of a new camera with a good macro facility so hopefully stick a few photos up too. I'll make a point of getting a photo of the big black fella up as soon as I do. It's fairly easy to picture in the mind though. Just tie it the same as any other lure. Tie a body, then a tail then add a zonker strip at the bend and palmer in tight turns to the eye. finish anyway you want, hackle , wing. eyes? You can follow through the palmer with a rib of your choosing too if you like.

[corsican dave]

Hi Dave, Not sure if I am thinking of the same sort of thing as you but might be of interest to know that I tie an all black zonker for night time bass fishing. I add bulk to the pattern by 'palmering' the body i.e. the zonker strip wrapped around in touching turns over a bed of varnish. The technique gives a lot of bulk for very little extra weight. I usually have a zonker strip tail 3 inches or so on these lures, I sometimes double the tail and glue it along it's length too. This results in a big pulsating target that would surely interest pike?

Cheers
Jim

cheers Jim! that's actually the same technique I used on the body of the midnight creeper. still a hefty beast, tho'....