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Foamster Frog

Streamer · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Pike · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Wide-gap bass/popper, straight eye, #2-#6
  • Thread Chartreuse 3/0

Materials

  • Body Green over yellow (stacked 3mm foam, layered)
  • Legs Barred olive/yellow rubber legs (silicone rubber, 2 pairs)
  • Tail/Skirt Olive and yellow material (marabou or craft fur)
  • Eyes Yellow mcflylon (stick-on or doll eyes)

How to tie it

  1. Mount the wide-gap hook and lay a thread base along the shank.
  2. Tie in a short olive-over-yellow marabou skirt at the bend, no longer than the shank.
  3. Stack two layers of foam (yellow belly, green back) and bind them on at the bend, then advance thread and cinch again to form a broad segmented body.
  4. Figure-8 two pairs of splayed rubber legs, one pair at the waist and one at the shoulder.
  5. Bring the top foam forward over the back and tie it down behind the eye to shape a blunt, flat frog head that pushes water.
  6. Whip finish behind the eye and glue eyes to the sides of the head.
  7. Trim the front lip square so it plops and chugs.
  8. Twitch and pop it across lily pads and shoreline cover for largemouth bass and big bluegill.

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