Korn's Wrapped Foam Hopper
Materials:
Hook: MFCo. 7026 8-10
Thread: Red 6/0 Uni
Legs: MFC speckled legs med. for 8?s and small for 10?s
Underbody: pink craft foam
Overbody: tan craft foam
Wing: natural deer hair
Indicator: orange craft foam
SBS
tie in back legs split
tie in underbody foam at eye extending out from hook
superglue thread base, wrap pink foam back to tail-legs
attach overbody with 3 wraps at tail-legs, then loop thread over the top of the underbody to the eye (this way no wraps show and you can get the thread back to the eye
put superglue on the top back of the underbody and fold overbody down and secure at the eye, then wrap back to form bullet head
tie in wing of deer hair, glue butts, fold over foam to form bullet head and tie down
tie in legs and indicator post, keeping thread wraps to minimum.
whip finish, varnish
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