Thursday 25 September 2014

Furry Foam Crab V3

Furry Foam Crab V3 ( version 3 )


Material List :

Gray Fox hair
Furry Foam 
ICE Dubbing - Pink
crawdad dubbing
Micro Velvet rope
Rubber Leg
Hard Head eye
Flashabou
Beadchian or Dumbell 
Saltwater hook size 4-6



Step by step tying instruction:

 Refer to Furry Crab V2, prepare the hook, tie in the beadchain and furry foam

Tie in the flashabou and a pair of rubber leg

Dub in some Pink ICE dub

 Tie in some fox hair fiber

Put in some Snowbug dubbing


 Tie in a pair of Hardhead Eye

 Tie in the pincer

Tie in the 1st pair of leg

 Tie in the rest of the legs and use some dubbing to separate the legs

 Fold over the furry foam, tie down

 Trim the foam and tie down, apply a small drop of Diamond Fine UV Resin to secure it

Some Furry Crab Version3 ready

Cheers... Happy tying

Friday 5 September 2014

Buggy Shrimp





Buggy Shrimp




Material List :

Saltwater Hook size 4 
Bead Chain
Flashabou
Pink Ice pearl dubbing
Light orange dubbing
Mono eye or any type of shrimp eye
Deer Creek Sili legs
Australia Opossum hair fibers
Deer Creek Diamond Hard UV resin
Marker

Step by step tying instruction:


Prepare the thread base and tie in the bead chain

Wind in some orange dubbing

Tie in some Opossum fibers

Tie in a pair of eye

Tie in the flashabou as anttena

Tie in some Pink Ice Dubbing

Tie in 1st pair of sili leg

Dub in some Pink Ice dubbing

Tie in the 2nd and 3rd pair of sili legs, use some orange dubbing to separate the legs and as the same time present as a spawning shrimp 

Brush out some dubbing fiber

Tie in some Opossum fibers

Trim the fibers and tie down

Dub in some Opossum fiber to the body

Whip finish

Drop some Diamond Hard UV resin to secure the fiber

Dry it with UV light

Brush out some of the fiber

Highlight with marker



Cheers and have fun tying