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Porcelain Crab »

Hook : stainless steel # 2
Thread : white 210 denier
eyes : 50lb mono
Legs : 50lb mono swiss straw
Body : furry foam swiss straw
Claws : craft foam epoxy
antena : GSP

Place hook in vice;tie on add lead wire for weight , mono eyes GSP for antena
cut bend mono for legs
start new thread on mono add swiss straw as shown..continue to form all six legs
tie on legs as shown
cut craft foam to form claws
tie claws in front of legs
tie in furry foam on top
tie in swiss straw for top bottom
color epoxy
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Lionfish »

foam
swiss straw
thread 6/0 white
white hackle
micron marker 05

na
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Goldfish »

foam
hook size 1
clear swiss straw

na
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Cicada »

Hook -Mustad 3366 sz 6
Thread-6/0 black
Body-Orange ice chenille
Overbody-Black foam
Wing-Orange Pearl krystal flash
Legs -Orange (barred with black sharpie)

See page 62 in the Spring 2008 issue of Fly Tyer magazine
Note:Instead of dubbing I used Ice chenille
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crawfish »

hook 3/0 kirby
nail false
foam 2mm
hair deer
moose mane
bead
mono

na
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Blue crab »

HooK : 1/0 salltwater
Body: 2mm foam
craft wire
Eyes : mono

n/a
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Green darner »

Hook : size 10
Tail : quill with swiss straw
Body : 4mm foam
Wings : PW
Legs : 4 lb mono

N/A
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Red Wasp »

Hook : size 10
Thread :black 8/0
Legs : 14 lb mono
Body : foam swiss straw
Wings : swiss straw

N/A
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Long-jawed Longhorn »

hook: size 10
legs: japanese Nymph Legs
Antena :JNL epoxy
Elytra: hackle epoxy
Under body : leather

N/A
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mayfly »

thread
no fray wing material

start at the rear work forward
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