Thanks Tony On 11/23/06, Anthony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Here is a Sowbug recipe that works well for me here on the White River. Hook: Sz 12-16 2X long Weight: Lead wire or substitute, sized for hook. Wrap from hook point to one wrap behind the eye. Thread: to match body color Tail Appendage: Short strands of Antron Yarn Rib: silver wire Body: Antron sparkle dubbing Shellback: Antron yarn Front Appendage: Antron Yarn Tying the Sowbug: Hook in vise, wrap weight wire on shank. Take a length of Antron yarn and separate the fibers in half for the smaller sizes. For sz 12 leave it full thickness. Tie in the yarn right behind the wire wrap, so that a bit if the tag end extends beyond the bend of the hook. This will be the rear appendage. Fold the yarn back over itself with the length of yarn facing back and over wrap with thread at the tie in point. Bring thread in front of this wrap, tie in rib wire. Apply dubbing to the thread and wrap a loose dubbed body. Pull the Antron over the top of the body and trap just behind the hook eye. Don't cut the tag end yet. With a smooth jaw pliers, flatten the body horizontally. Wrap the rib wire fwd about four wraps and tie off behind the eye. Cut off the tag end of the yarn leaving about 1/8" for the front appendage. Do the same at the tag end you left at the bend of the hook. With a tooth brush or whatever you use, brush out the body dubbing to lake the legs. With one clean cut with a sharp scissors, make an angle cut from about 1/8" below the hook eye to about 1/16" below the body at the hook bend. This will give you the legs that look like they are moving when the bug is in the water. I like olive, black, gray and orange are also good colors. Tony --- Anthony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will post mine Friday unless I get time tomorrow. > Tony > > --- Michael Bliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am headed to Utah for Christmas. The Provo is a > > good sowbug river. > > Anyone have a really great sowbug recipe that you > > like to share with me? I > > promise to catch fish with it. > > > > Mike > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Want to start your own business? > Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited
