Tying Instructions

Cut white foam into body shape (it is not quite a diamond as the ends that form the back end are squared off) and color one half (both sides) with olive marker. Note that foam body will be tied around foam collar with the white (“belly”) side down. Start olive thread and tightly wrap monofilament weed guard around bend of hook to hook shank. Advance thread to middle of hook and tie in rubber leg material for front legs. Use three strands of leg material. Allow enough room that the foam collar can sit in front of the legs and be about ¼” from the eye.

Move thread back down the hook as it hangs just even with the hook point and tie in back leg material. Back legs should be a little longer than the front legs.

Put collar on perpendicular to hook shank by impaling collar in the center and sliding down the shank to just in front of the front legs. Take craft foam body and impale it with scissors where the olive meets the white in the center of the foam and run over eye of hook to the collar. Put a thin layer of Industrial Strength E6000 glue on the inside of the foam and glue the top and bottom sides together. Use paperclips to hold the top and bottom together while the glue dries.

Tie off the back of the foam with 3 or 4 half hitches. Put a drop of Zap-a-Gap on the tied-off thread to strengthen the bond. Tie in a thread base at the front of the hook behind the eye but in front of the fly head.

Take the monofilament and bring from the bend to the eye and tie in loosely leaving a tight loop underneath and excess monofilament to melt into a ball at the tip. Put a drop of Zap-a-Gap on the thread head to strengthen the bond. Burn the tip of the monofilament to melt it into a ball at the tip. Put a drop of Zap-a-Gap on the thread head to strengthen the bond. Glue in doll eyes where the collar is.

Tie knots in the legs to form “knee joints” in the back legs, then tie knots to form hands” in all legs. Separate the rubber strands in the hands after tying the knot.

How to Fish

 

This is fished similar to a popper. Cast into the weeds, reeds or hydrilla. Nice presentation is neither required nor desired. Let it sit. Twitch it and let it sit. The action of the legs and the profile will create an exciting piscatorial adventure.