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1siena
09-29-2008, 01:20 PM
I am tying some egg sucking bunny leaches and some flesh flies....is there a difference between zonker strips and X Cut rabbit strips?

Thanks

TheSteelheadBum
09-29-2008, 03:36 PM
Cross cut is what you use to wrap around the shank of the hook to make a body...

Zonker strips are what you lash to the hook to make a tail...

Vito
09-29-2008, 03:42 PM
Cross cut is what you use to wrap around the shank of the hook to make a body...

Zonker strips are what you lash to the hook to make a tail...
What he said. You'll want both for ESLs. Use a zonker strip for the tail and palmer a cross cut on the shank from back to front.

riverguide
09-29-2008, 10:29 PM
yup what they said.

Youtube has some good vids.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KakimPJUPNY

That will give you some idea of the different strips.