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| Furry Foam Crayfish Version 3 |
Again, I look into re-fine this furry foam pattern... with new material from Deer Creek, the Micro Velvet rope.
Material list:
Long shank curve hook
Bead chain or lead eye if you wish to fish deeper water
Furry Foam
Micro Velvet Rope fro Deer Creek
Gray Fox hair
Sili legs and rubber legs
Hard head eye
Pink and orange Ice Dub
Flashabou
Step by step tying instruction:
Prepare the thread base
Tie in the bead chain
Tie in the furry foam
Tie in the XS rubber legs
Tie in the flashabou and someGray fox hair
tie in a pair of long Sili leg and dub in some Orange or Pink Ice Dub ( as the hot spot ), Brush out the fibers
Prepare a pair of pincer with the Micro Velvet rope
Tie in the pincers
Tie in the eye
Apply some Ice dub and brush the fibers out
Tie in the legs
Tie in all the legs, longer to the front and shorter at the last pair
Wind in some Ice dub in between the legs and fold over the furry foam
Wind in the Chenille ( optional ) or you can use the Ice dub
Tie down the foam in sections
Figure 8 around the hook eye and the bead chain to create the fin, Whip finish
Apply some colors with markers.... Ready
Cheers and happy tying
