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Crostons Bung Buzzer

Midge · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

  • Hook barbless buzzer/grub hook, 12-14
  • Thread black 8/0

Materials

  • Bead Small tungsten bead (~2.5mm), sized to load the drop-back bung (1)
  • Body Black tying thread or stripped quill, coated (as needed)
  • Rib Fine coloured wire or holographic tinsel (Viva green / hot colour) (1 strand)
  • Cheeks/breathers Fluorescent tag or small breathers (Viva/Wildcard colour) (small tuft)
  • Coating UV resin over body (as needed)

How to tie it

  1. Seat a small tungsten bead at the head. The fly is precisely weighted so the number of flies matches the coloured dots on Croston's Drop Back Bung.
  2. Start thread and lay a slim smooth base along the hook.
  3. Tie in the wire/tinsel rib at the rear, then build a slim buzzer body of thread or quill forward.
  4. Rib the body in 5-7 even open turns for segmentation, then tie off and break the rib.
  5. Add a small fluorescent tag or breather at the head as the trigger point (Viva green or Wildcard colour).
  6. Coat the body with UV resin and cure for a slim, glossy, durable buzzer; whip finish at the head.

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