Foam Hoppers

[Iroc_Jeff 0]

7 hours ago, Plainsman said:

Hauled in a bass and brim. on these two. I try to keep it simple and the fish don’t seem to mind. Wings are from buck tail since I can’t find any elk hair.  More wing ideas would be appreciated. These were on a 6 and an 8. Got a few good ideas from you guys for sure.  

 

That top one is really cool. Makes me wish I only made 1 larger middle segment on mine and not 2. What did you make the eyes with? Is it epoxy or stick on ? 

[skeet3t 0]

Definitely good fish getters. Never used elk hair. My elk hair caddis are really deer hair caddis but the fish don't know the difference.

[Plainsman 0]

The eyes are black nail polish dropped on with toothpick. Got to find a better way cause it’s pretty tricky. I have screwed up a few times on the eyes. 

[mikemac1 0]

10 hours ago, Plainsman said:

The eyes are black nail polish dropped on with toothpick. Got to find a better way cause it’s pretty tricky. I have screwed up a few times on the eyes. 

You might try a technique used on some SW shrimp patterns.  Use a black permanent marker to draw a small dot on the head.  Then use a thick UV resin to cover the dot.  The thick resin will leave a raised round mound over the dot and it will resemble a black eye.

This video shows the technique near the end.  

 

[George Werbacher 0]

I tie a Charlie Cricket I use for my site mascot. He is fun to tie and actually fishes quite well on the windy days around the shore line. 

Video link: https://youtu.be/NyOwkVFjYWU

 

[Plainsman 0]

Great ideas. Thanks for the feedback. 

[Plainsman 0]

Trying some larger eyes on this one. We’ll see what happens. May try and angle them a little more toward the front.