Part 2
slide the body forward, wrap once around with the foam and tie it down
clean, stack, measure a clump of elk hair and tie it in
take a wider strip of foam and tie in underneath at wing tie-in position
poke a hole in foam where hook eye meets, pull foam up, move thread to hook eye and secure foam with a couple firm wraps
move thread back to wing tie-in position and secure foam on top
add legs and indicator
trim head foam top and bottom, whip finish, SHHAN and you're done
Sorry for the ugly orange hopper but I was playing around with some ideas for an October Caddis when inspiration hit. They make heat shrink tubing in 1/16" which would be a little smaller, but I think for hoppers #12-14, I'll use something like Larva Lace or Hareline tubing.
Regards,
Scott