HookUpHerring...

[Penguin]

A Capt Stan M. inspired fuzzy notion that I've been mulling over...
Playing around with the new Cam Lever Nor-Vise jaws...SWEET!
ONLY 5 more months until the herring run buffets open...

[Armando]

Nice fly, is it a bend back??
Is that mylar tubing beneath or a woodchuck feather, its not clear.

[Penguin]

The hooks...Owner Rig'N Hooks or Gamakatsu Worm Hooks...have a large gap and the bend act as a keel. The hook point is in line with the eye and there is no force deflection during hook set (the reason I don't care for bend backs).
Pearl mylar tubing is tied on the shaft to form the lower belly (I tried feathers but tubing was more durable and user friendly)...then bucktail, flash, long hackles, and large eyes are epoxied in place.

ps
I tye my best when fortified with 100% Columbian...
Long ago (in a previous life) I enjoyed piloting my Air Force C-130 into Bogata...
Great city...even better people!
"Fast Eddie" at the airport would arrange the details and delivery...