Green Weenie Tube Tutorial

By: "Usual" 
Mark Stallard
Lorain, OH

Recipe

Material List; 
Brass tube 3/16" x 3/4" long with rigid plastic liner                     
Small junction tubing
6mm plastic bead color of your choice.
Chart.Ultra Chenille 
Chart 6/0 thread
Hook used: #12 Eagle Claw LO42

These tubing along with 3/16" brass tube cut to length is all you will need to make the weenie.

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Step 1

I first slide the brass tube and the 6mm bead over the plastic liner. Use a lighter and heat the end, you will see the end flare. Do not overdo it as it will burn the tubing.

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Step 2

Then gently push the brass tube and bead against flare end until the plastic cools.

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Step 3

Next, snip off the end within 1/8" from end of brass tubing and heat it with a lighter. Gently heat the tubing until a nice flare butts the brass tubing.

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Step 4

Start the thread and tie on the tail end with chenille.

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Step 5

Be sure to leave 1/8" space to install the junction tubing on the rear of tube.

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Step 6

Finish the fly by wrapping the rest of the tube with chenille tie off behind the beadhead and add drop of superglue.

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Step 7

Add junction tubing and cut to desired length, usually long enough for hook.

Another version where I left out the tail of tube body and installed it on the hook shank.

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Step 8

Now with fly done all you will need to is run your tippet thru the body and tie it to the hook and push it back into the junction tube. 

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