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Foam Beetle

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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