SBS Club Sandwich Hopper (variation)

[Scottp]

Borrowed the mono core from my variations on Adam Trina’s Carnage series. Lots of steps here, none of them difficult. As long as you don’t lose it in a tree, snag or fish, it’ll last all day long and you’ll never need to break out your floatant. Change color/size to suit your needs (on #6 scud hooks, I use 2mm foam for both parts of the body).

Here’s the link to my gallows tool, if you’re interested (sorry for the PBucket logo on the photos); it makes it much easier for me to tie this fly, Hacklestackers, Carnage and some parachutes.

[hook - WFC Model 10 #8
thread/rib - GloBrite #11
core - 20lb mono
binding strip - 2mm foam
body - 1mm foam olive/2mm foam chartreuse
legs - medium rubber black
indicator - 1mm foam orange

Part 1

Open the gap on the hook, then bend down the front a bit

Start thread a bit behind the eye, wrap to hook point

Take about 5” of mono, make a loop in one end, flatten out the other; brush thread base with super glue and tie in

Tie in binder strip (color not important); wrap, tie off/trim

Two strips of foam (for a fly this sized, out foam is about 2.5” wide, inside about 1.25”); fold outside over, cut in “V” shape, then taper head

Glue inner body to top half of shell; poke 2 holes in underside (width of binder)

Remove hook from vise, slip foam on hook thru rear hole; remount hook, pull foam forward and poke eye thru front hole

I test wrap body behind and in front of bonder strip (cross-wrap on top) to make sure of proper placement, unwind, brush super glue on body up to back of binder strip, then wrap

 

[Scottp]

Part 2

Glue backend of body together, hook the loop end of the mono onto the gallows

Create body segments, wrapping up the mono core (cross wraps between on top)

Then return wrap to base

Unhook mono loop from gallows, trim tail

Tie in legs

Tie in indicator strip

Move thread forward to head; repeat

Trim front of indicator

A few wraps of thread at hook eye to prop up head, half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim legs

Regards,
Scott

 

[Buzzy]

Part 2

Glue backend of body together, hook the loop end of the mono onto the gallows

Create body segments, wrapping up the mono core (cross wraps between on top)

Then return wrap to base

Unhook mono loop from gallows, trim tail

Tie in legs

Tie in indicator strip

Move thread forward to head; repeat

Trim front of indicator

A few wraps of thread at hook eye to prop up head, half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim legs

Regards,
Scott

Scott - Thanks for sharing! Well done Step-by-Step. Your pictures make it look, uh, doable!/Pat

 

[Jim F.]

I like that! On my winter tying list. Thanks!