or Charlie Boy meets Thunderthighs
I like the Charlie Boy http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/fly...m?parentID=164 body because it seems to be more secure on the hook, but the front end and legs of the Thunderthighs http://hopperfishing.wordpress.com/2...thunderthighs/ look pretty cool so I thought I'd cross-breed
Lot of steps here, but the fly is pretty easy to tie and doesn't take all that long
Hook - Dai Riki 280
Thread - UTC 140 (olive brown here; couldn't find my spool of black)
Body - 2mm foam black
Legs (front) - round rubber black (med)
Legs (back) - 1mm foam black & sexi-floss black
Wing - landscape fabric (trimmed to shape)
Indicator - foam
Trim foam strip (hook gap width) to a point (different than Charlie Boy but I'll explain); poke a hole for the hook
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slide foam to back of hook and wrap hook shank with thread
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tie a 2mm x 2mm strip of foam to hook shank; helps to bind foam body to hook (leave a tag end on the back - helps elevate the tail end later)
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poke a hole in the foam strip at hook eye
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pull foam over hook eye and let foam protrude over the front
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apply Crazy Glue (gel) on back end
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apply some on binder strip
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fold strip back over and squeeze at tip
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couple soft wraps (don't want to cut the foam) and pull; thread should be right about where the barb is
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