What it is
Hareline Black Barred Rabbit Strips are magnum zonker strips cut from rabbit fur, with densely packed, ultra-soft fibers and barred markings. On the hook they wrap or lay down clean and, once wet, they breathe and sweep with that classic rabbit-strip motion that keeps moving on the pause.
What to tie with it
Use it as a zonker wing or tail on freshwater and saltwater streamers, either tied in as a strip or palmered up the shank for a full, pulsing body. It also makes convincing crab claws when you want that soft, waving edge without having to add extra appendages.
Flies and the fish they're for
Dirty Stripper, Silly Rabbit, and the Bunny Fly are all natural fits for these strips because rabbit gives those patterns their swimming profile and lifelike movement. Fished in rivers and stillwaters, that same rabbit-strip action is a standard way to tempt aggressive trout and big warmwater fish like pickerel, especially when you want a bulky baitfish look. In the salt, rabbit-based streamers like these are commonly thrown for species that track motion and eat moving targets, including stripers, where a strip that keeps breathing at slow speed matters.
How it compares
Compared with Arctic Fox Zonker, this rabbit strip has shorter fibers and the black barring is part of the look. Arctic fox tends to give you a longer, softer plume-like wing, while rabbit leans into that dense, swimming strip profile.
