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| Extended Abdomen Foam Cricket |
Looks like September is the Cricket month… I have put up all my cricket pattern in one shoot… 🙂
The technique for tying this cricket pattern is very similar with the EA Stonefly X.. just combine that with my Cricket V2 or V3… you will get this.
Material:
Pheasant tail fiber for Antenna and knob legs
Close cell foam – Black, Brown, Tan or Yellow
Tape Wing or Hen Saddle ( cemented ) as Wings
Hook –Â TMC 2302 size 6
 Goose biots for tail
Barred rubber legs
Markers
Step by step tying instructions:
Cut 2 pcs of 2mm or 3mm thick close cell foam ( depend on the size of cricket you are tying )
 Tie in the foam as the taper for the abdomen
Tie in the Goose biot, fold over the foam, tie down as the 1st segment of the abdomen
Do a few segment, and tie down at the last… whip finish
Prepare the hook, very important to do a thread base to the hook shank, tie down the abdomen portion
Tie down the foam… with the proper thread base, the foam will not spin around
Take about 8-10 Pheasant tail, knot the fiber to form the legs
Tie in the legs
Continue tying the foam…
Use a toothpick, make a hole on the foam
Fold the foam over the hook eye
Tie down
Do another hole with the toothpick
Fold the foam over, tie down the lower portion in a figure 8 to create the mouth portion of the cricket ( to secure the foam )
Tie on the foam, about same level with the abdomen
Use needle to bring in a pair of Pheasant tail fiber as the antenna, tie down the foam
Trim the head
Tie in the rubber legs
Color the foam ( Optional )
 Dub in some dubbing
Tie in some floating yarn as inner wing ( Optional )
Tie in the foam wing
Tie in another foam for thorax
Tie down the foam
Trim the foam
Color the cricket ( Optional )
Last step… drop the Loon Hard Head as eye… and…
Take it to the fish….
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