Jawbreaker Tying Tutorial

The Jawbreaker is a bugger variation that really goes to work fishing bass! The jig head, cone and fly tail add tons of movement to this fly that fish love. 

 

MATERIALS LIST

• HOOK: Ahrex PR376
• CONE: Tungsten or Brass 
• WIRE: Lead or Lead Free Wire
• THREAD: 50D Veevus GSP or 140D Veevus
• TAIL: MFC Mini Barred Buggerbou
• FLASH: Kyrstal Flash
• TAIL: Wapsi Fly Tail
• WIRE: Brassie Ultra Wire
• BODY: Medium Pearl Chenille 
• HACKLE: MFC Barred Saddles
• LEGS: Perfectly Barred Sili Legs
• COLLAR: MFC Barred Schlappen

TOOLS USED

• VISE: Renzetti Traveler
• BOBBIN: Dr. Slick Ceramic
• SCISSOR: Dr. Slick Tungsten Carbide

DETAILS

This is a super friendly fly to tie & fish. Here, we tied a fairly classic rusty color scheme but wild colors like purple or chartreuse can work too! If I was loading up a box with these I would have rusty, olive, black, white, purple, and chartreuse. 

Fish the Jawbreaker on a floating line with a long leader and lots of pauses to accentuate the jigging motion. You can also fish this on a sink tip and craw it along the bottom when fish are less willing to move up in the water column. Be sure to use a loop knot from leader to fly to maximize fly movement!