SBPatt 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 I think the H+F stands for Hair and Foam; the polypropylene yarn was omitted (apparently the creator (?) was into the whole brevity thing). Few moving parts, floats like a cork; change color/sizes to suit your needs hook - Dai Riki 320 #12 thread - UTC 140 tan butt/body - Congo Hair Honey Mustard wing - 2mm foam tan head/collar - deer hair mash barb; start thread at 2/3 mark tie in CH twist CH to create loop, tie down; wrap forward (maintain twist) to create body, tie off/trim taper foam strip (gap width) and tie in (extend to end of butt) clean, stack, measure (tips to end of butt) a clump of deer hair tie in with 2 soft loops; apply tension, allow it to roll over the top (but not spin) and butts to flare repeat underneath pull foam strip up, prop with thread wraps, half hitch x 2, SHHAN hold foam up, use razor blade to establish top of head; repeat on bottom shape head with scissors, thin out collar semi dorsal quasi ventral Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2015 H+F October Caddis Same game plan with a furled 2mm foam body. Tied on a #8 Dai Riki 135; wing/lip is 1mm foam (doubled over for the lip; should push some water if fished as a skater). Here's a pretty easy way to make the furled body cut a strip of foam = thickness (2mm x 2mm in this case) secure one end (clipboard used here) roll the strip in an arc (best to grab it by the end), either towards or away from you (I like to do it on a piece of foam attached to the clipboard; grips the strip I'm rolling and creates a more uniform twist) while holding the free end secure, hook the strip in the middle (dubbing twister used here) continue holding the free end, lift with the hook and bring the 2 halves together continue holding the free end, remove the hook and allow the strip to twist on itself the furled foam strip is now ready to tie onto the hook. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
