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Foam Snail

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Global FlyFisher Recipe

  • Hook Kamasan B100 #10-12, 10-12
  • Thread Tan, 8/0 8/0

Materials

  • Hook Kamasan B100 #10-12
  • House and body Thin closed cell foam, tan. Soft craft foam will work.
  • Thread Tan, 8/0 thread
  • Antennae Thin monofilament
  • Markers Blac, brown and tan to suit the foam color
  • Finish Clear varnish and LCR

How to tie it

  1. The house is made from a spiraled foam strip.
  2. Mount a needle in your vise.
  3. Cut a narrow strip of foam to a long taper.
  4. Tie in the thick end on the needle.
  5. Add superglue and wrap a spiral.
  6. Trim off the tag.
  7. Slip the house off the needle.
  8. Take another foam strip.
  9. Trim it to a triangular shape in one end.
  10. Mount the hook in the vise.
  11. Tie the blunt end of strip onto the hook.
  12. Take two pieces of thin mono and tie in as antennae, forming a small head in the process.
  13. Glue the house onto the body foam, flat side down (see article for notes).
  14. Use markers to add colored accents to the body and house.
  15. Finally use varnish and LCR to reinforce the foam and give the snail a shiny surface.
  16. Trim the antennae and add blobs of LCR or varnish as "eyes".

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