hook - Dai Riki 135 #10
thread - UTC 140 cream
body - 2mm foam cream
wing - elk hair
legs - rubber medium cornsnake
indicator - 2mm foam
An easier, more durable alternative to the deer-hair bullethead Rogue style. Back end of the chassis remains the same and the front just incorporates the foam used to create the body; borrowed the head construction from Walter Wiese's Bob Hopper
Even in small sizes (pretty easy to go down to #14), the double layer of foam makes this one tough to sink, but it lays down low on the water. Using a scud hook here to get a bit more gap than the DR 280 hump shank provides in smaller sizes. Adjust colors to suit your needs.
Insert needle in vise
fold a strip of foam (hook gap width), push it onto needle
start tying thread on needle
fold foam over needle, adjust to where you want the first segment
wrap thread around foam, pull slowly but firmly so you don't cut the foam and add a couple more wraps
split the uprights with the thread, take a couple wraps around the needle to place thread for second segment
create second segment
repeat then tie off; slide off the needle and SHHAN the wraps; taper butt
insert hook in vise; poke a hole in the foam and push onto eye of hook
start thread on hook and wrap back to spot just above hook point
cut a 2mm x 2mm binder strip of foam and tie it down; finish with thread at hook eye
push foam that's on underside up against hook eye for reference mark; poke hole with needle
brush Super Glue on binder strip
then pull foam up and force hook eye through hole; follow with 2 wraps of thread at eye to lock foam down
cross over with thread back to rear portion of head; 2 wraps to create bottom of head
pull foam on top of hook down and tie off; trim (not shown)
cut clean and stack a clump of elk hair, measure for length
tie down with 2 firm wraps; trim butts
pull foam back over head; tie down and trim excess
add legs and indicator
trim legs/indicator to length, whip, SHHAN and you're done
Regards,
Scott