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Tying Instructions: 1. Mount hook in vise. Start thread at head, wrap � back, to eye, and back again. 2. Place foam strip on top of hook shank, perpendicular to shank. Foam should be approximately �" thick for a #8 hook. 3. Secure foam to hook with X wraps, 4-6 in each direction. 4. Tie in Flash-a-bou behind the foam, advance the thread to the point of the hook. Wrap Flash-a-bou to thread, tie off. 5. Take 4 strands of rubber, 5-6 pieces of flash, or matched set of hackles curved against each other and tie in behind flash. 6. Pull foam back towards point of hook. Wrap thread around foam, binding it to hook and causing tag ends of foam to flair away from hook. 7. Whip finish wraps at rear of hook, cement if desired. 8. Trim tag ends of foam to length, cut tag ends into 3-4 "toes". 9. Glue half beads to the sides of the frog with super glue. Notes: The original pattern calls for Waspi fly foam. The fly foam has much larger air cells and is more translucent. While this is desirable in high sun situations, I tend to fish the frog in early morning and late afternoon times, where translucence is not as key. For larger versions of the fly, the tail is made more "active" by using a pair of hackles, the curves tied against each other. This causes a kicking action, pulling the hackles together when the fly moves, kicking them apart at rest. |
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Jason Tinling Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA Email: [email protected] |