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The Rubber Legged Gotcha – Tying Instructions

Posted on February 05 2015

How to Tie the Rubber Legged Gotcha Bonefish Fly
The Rubber Legged Gotcha. Photos: Kyle Shea.

It’s no secret that the Gotcha is one of the greatest bonefish flies of all time. We’d go out on a whim and say it has probably caught more bonefish than any other fly pattern in the world, and we use a lot of them.

However, our bonefish on South Andros really seem to have a fetish for rubber legs. So, naturally one of our go-to bonefish flies combines the two! We call it the Rubber Legged Gotcha for obvious reasons, and its a great fly to have in your box on your next trip to South Andros.

Here’s the step by step to help get you get stocked up.

Tying the Rubber Legged Gotcha

Materials:

  • Hook: Tiemco 811S – sz. 2-6
  • Thread: 6/0 Uni Thread – Fire Orange
  • Tail: Pearl Mylar Chord – sz. Small
  • Body: Pearl Sparkle Braid
  • Wing: Tan Craft Fur
  • Legs: Clear/Fire Orange Tipped Sili Legs
  • Eyes: Medium Silver Bead Chain Eyes
How to Tie the Rubber Legged Gotcha Bonefish Fly
Step 1: Secure thread just behind the eye of the hook.
How to Tie the Rubber Legged Gotcha Bonefish Fly
Step 2: Catch in bead chain eyes using figure eight wraps. Advance thread to just in front of the barb.
How to Tie the Rubber Legged Gotcha Bonefish Fly
Step 3: Tie in a tail of Small Mylar Cord, roughly a hook shank in length. Tease out Mylar fibers.
How to Tie the Rubber Legged Gotcha Bonefish Fly
Step 4: Catch in a strand of Pearl Sparkle Braid and wrap forward to create a body. Cover thread wraps above and below eyes with figure eight wraps of Sparkle Braid before tying off in front of bead chain eyes.
How to Tie the Rubber Legged Gotcha Bonefish Fly
Step 5: Tie in a wing of Tan Craft Fur, roughly 1.5 to 2 times the length of the hook shank.
How to Tie the Rubber Legged Gotcha Bonefish Fly
Step 6: Tie in four Orange Tipped Silli Legs extending just past the wing. Trim legs so that 1/4 to a 1/2 inch of orange remains on the end of each leg. When tying in rubber legs, be sure to lay down plenty of loose thread wraps before increasing pressure to avoid cutting the legs at the tie in point.
How to Tie the Rubber Legged Gotcha Bonefish Fly
Step 7: Build a nice head, whip finish, and get fishing!

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