Swisher's Foam PMX SBS

[ScottP]

Manwich on a hook; with that much foam it's gotta be a winner (at the very least an indicator for anything up to a downrigger ball). Golden stone colors here; adjust to suit your needs. Again, a dearth of info on the pattern, just some interweb pics; my apologies to Mr. Swisher if I got it wrong.


hook - Mustad 9671 #6
thread - UTC 140 tan
body - 2mm foam (3 layer sandwich)
underwing - Krystal Flash pearl
wing - elk hair
thorax - Ice Dub golden brown
post - Congo Hair white
hackle - grizzly
legs - medium rubber cornsnake



Part 1

mash barb and wrap shank with thread back to point above barb





in the pics it looked like the body was a 6mm piece of foam; since I don't have any, 3 layers and Super Glue will have to do; taper the butt end







a little Super Glue on the shank to help hold things in place





I slit the bottom layer of foam with a razor (not shown), to help seat the foam; let the butt extend hook gap width past the bend and tie in





over the top and create the 1st body segment





repeat





bind foam down on front half of hook shank





tie in some Krystal Flash and fold back