Foam and rubber legs and easy to tie
Nick Thomas
Terrestrial
Very easy
- Run on the tying thread, take down to the bend in touching turns and back up the hook.
- Cut two pieces of neoprene about twice the length of the hook and tie them in along the sides of the hook with the ends hanging off the back.
- Wrap the thread back and forth to compress the foam.
- Add a dab of superglue to the thread wraps to hold everything in place.
- Dub over the compressed foam to build a fat body.
- Bring the ends of the foam forward along the sides of the hook and secure with tight thread wraps to splay out the ends of the foam.
- Tie in the legs on either side of the body.
- Fold a piece of poly yarn around the thread and tie in on top.
- Smear the thread with varnish, whip finish and cut the thread.
- Cut the front ends of the foam to form the beetle’s head and then trim the legs and poly yarn to length.
grayling
panfish
| Hook | Fasna F-210 #14 |
| Thread | 12/0 black |
| Legs | Get Slotted dark green Silli Legs |
| Body | 3mm black neoprene foam cord, black vicuna dubbing and green SLF |
| Sighter | Pink poly yarn |
