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Goose biots for tail
Prepare the hook and hook in the foam, tie it down at the end, tie in some foam to create the inner taper body
Tie in a pair of Goose biots as tail
Tie down the bottom portion of abdomen
Tie down the top abdomen portion
Prepare a pair of knotted pheasant tail leg
Tie in the legs
Tie down the foam about 3-4mm away from the hook eye
Color the abdomen with marker
Fold the foam over and put thru the hook eye and tie down
Again, fold the foam over the eye
figure 8 for the mouth portion to secure the profile
Trim 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 and trim away just before the legs
Tie in the rubber legs
Dub in some dubbing to split the legs
Tie in the foam wing
Tie in another pcs of foam
Fold the foam over, tie down til just before the legs
Trim the foam, create as thorax
Color the thorax…
Top view
Side view
Cheers and have fun tying…
Tight lines…
About The Author
Hi! Nice looking patterns all over your website! Congrats! I have a question, where do you get the foam?? it is from rainy's?? thanks!
I'm using close cell foam from Wapsi… you can use any brand as you wish, but prefer close cell foam as it float better compare to the normal EVA foam