utyer 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2015 I have seen, and tied plenty of extended foam bodies. Mostly by tying the extended portion on a needle, and then tying that onto the hook. I have also tied up quite a few different furled bodies for worms, and leaches. I thought why not try furling foam strips for an extended body? A 6" foam sheet cut to about an eighth inch, width and tied to a hook. I then tied in a very thin piece of black darning yarn. As I twisted the two together, the foam wrapped around the yarn in a tight spiral. Once I had the body tightly wound, I carefully folded it to length, and tied in the other end. Be careful when folding the twisted yarn and foam, or it will twist back on itself it can become a tiwisted mess. It helps to fold the body over a dubbing needle and guide the body into a nice straight furled spiral. I tie in a separate piece of yarn for the thorax, and wind a black hackle up the hook for before pulling the thorax over the top. Finally, I trim off the hackle on the bottom. This one is tied on a size 12 scud hook. Its a prototype, and I have not fished it yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherboy0301 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2015 Beautiful damsel Utyer. I too have done something similar to this. Careful not to twist it too tight. It'll compress the foam and sink like a rock. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites