Sunday, January 23, 2011

Dustin's Not so Famous Hopper


I have been playing around lately with a lot of foam and with a quick trip to the local craft store, foam in hand I dove in head first. I have tied about 9 dozen different foam hoppers, stones, ants, beetles, and gurglers. I have been using a dual color foam I developed which seemed really easy to do and wondered why I have not seen it before.

The wings are made from crackle ribbon which can be purchased at walmart or a craft store. I use deer or elk for the upper wing and rubber legs for the legs. You can also use markers for the eyes and you can even dot the head. When I make the extended body I will stick the hook in the vise the other way around and put two segmentations with a whip finish in each

Here is the whole family together

You can get really creative with the foam. Just some zap a gap and a little pressure and you can make these are well
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8 comments:

  1. Cody FischerJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Love the pattern Dustin. Glad to see you starting a blog to record your tying and fishing adventures. I need to do the same.

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  2. J and M FliesJanuary 28, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Looks good man. Why is it not so famous? Did I miss it somewhere in flytyingforum or here by chance? Glad to see you are blogging now.

    Jeff
    www.gotflyfishing.blogspot.com

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    Those are some nice hoppers.

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  4. Dustin's Fly BoxFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Thanks guys, Jeff I have a whole line of not so famous flies. I called them that because that is exactly what they are... Not famous :)

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  5. cofisherMarch 2, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Keep it up Dustin, you've got some talent! Flytyingforum huh? I somehow miss the old gang.

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  6. Dustin's Fly BoxMarch 3, 2011 at 12:03 AM

    do you post anymore on the forum? You should if you don't

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  7. GSFederMarch 16, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Dustin --

    I like your blog. I came via a link from Troutrageous, and please don't let that puppy bite off my face! The wallpaper/background is beautiful, but I have a really hard time reading the gray text -- can you play around with colors a little and see what might work better? Thanks!

    -- Greg

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  8. Dustin's Fly BoxMarch 16, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Hey greg, I will see what I can do to change the gray font. I am not too computer savy but I will give it a go. Thanks for your compliments!

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