Beck's Super Bugger SBS

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3983.jpg


First saw this at the College Park show years ago during a demo by Barry Beck. Looked pretty cool, wasn't too hard to tie and it caught fish; gets my vote.



hook - Mustad 9671 #6
thread - UTC 6/0 olive
tail - marabou olive
flash - Krystal Flash rootbeer
body - hen saddle grizzly dyed olive
gills - saddle grizzly dyed red
legs - Sili legs olive
eyes - lead painted yellow
head - golden olive dubbing


Part 1



mash barb and attach thread at 75% mark (make 2 small bumps; the eye will sit in the "saddle")

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tie in eye on top of hook shank with figure 8 wraps; apply a little crazy glue to the wraps

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wrap back to bend and tie in some strands of Krystal Flash on top of hook; let butts hang over front of fly

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3922.jpg



continue wrapping back to point above barb

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measure marabou blood (shank length) and tie in

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wrap marabou forward and trim

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take half of the Krystal Flash butts and tie down along near side; other half on far side

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prep a saddle hackle

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Part 2


and tie in

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wrap hackle forward; keep it dense

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tie in another saddle

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and repeat

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and again (depending on shank length, you may need additional feathers)

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tie in red saddle

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and wrap; stop behind eyes

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tie in legs in front of eyes

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take half and pull back on near side

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3956.jpg



secure behind eyes with a couple wraps

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Part 3


repeat on far side

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grab legs, pull up and trim (shank length)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3963.jpg

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split thread (Mr. Beck used pre-made dubbing ropes; those are nice but I don't have any and am too lazy to make some)

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and insert some dubbing

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3969.jpg



spin the bobbin to create dubbing rope

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3971.jpg



wrap dubbing behind, through and in front of eyes

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3973.jpg



when you think you have enough on the head, whip and SHHAN

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3976.jpg



trim Krystal Flash (let it extend a bit beyond tail) and you're done; try them in tan and black, too

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...n/IMG_3979.jpg



Regards,
Scott