Foam Beetle
This is a very simple, easy to tie foam Beetle pattern that target carp and our river species.. in Taiwan, many have fish with beetle pattern for their Taiwan Mahseer ( Barbel )
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Material List:
Hook – Dohiku 303 size 10-14 
Semperfli Booby Tube Foam – 2.6mm
Semperfli High Flaot Fiber
Black Flashabou
Thread – Nano Silk 12/0 black and Floro Bright – orange / red
Picture step by step tying instruction:
I use Dohiku 303, a barbless hook the specially design for beetle pattern
Prepare the thread base
Tie in the Booby tube foam at mid point
Tie in the high float fiber ( to the colour you desire ), here I use the Caddis Tan colour, wind it on the shank until 1/3 from the eye
Tie in the flashabou legs
Fold the foam over and tie down
Now pull the balance of the High Float fibers in between the foam ( to use it as the post )
Tie in the flashabou as the antenna
Tie down the foam and trim the extra
Now wind in the floro bright thread
Whip finished
View from below
View from top
Play with different colour of foam and High Float fiber / poly-yard you can get different result
Tips for fishing with this pattern : drop a small drop of floatant to the high float fiber before you fish.. the beetle will float higher and last longer
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