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Club Sandwich
The Club Sandwich is a foam hopper made from three sheets of 2mm foam in tan, brown and flesh glued into one layered strip, so the finished body shows bands of color down its sides. The strip is bound down the shank in segments, natural rubber legs go on each side, and a small white foam indicator on top makes it easier to follow on the water. It is a large hopper, tied on a 2X long nymph hook in sizes 4 to 8.
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Materials
UTC Ultra Thread 140 Denier, cream
Cream · 140 denier
2mm foam sheets in tan, brown and flesh, glued into one layered strip
Tan, brown, flesh · 2mm
Medium round rubber legs, natural
Natural · Medium
2mm foam, white, for the indicator on top
White · 2mm
Zap foam-safe CA glue (foam-safe Zap-A-Gap), for laminating the foam layers
How to Tie the Club Sandwich
- 1
Step 1
Glue the tan, brown and flesh foam sheets together into one layered sheet with foam-safe Zap-A-Gap and let it dry fully.
- 2
Step 2
Cut a body strip from the layered sheet and hold it against the hook to check that it runs from the eye to past the bend.
- 3
Step 3
Start the cream thread behind the eye and wrap a thread base back to the bend.
- 4
Step 4
Lay the foam strip on the shank and bind it down at the bend, leaving the rear end of the strip extending past the bend.
- 5
Step 5
Work the thread forward along the shank in a series of tight bands, binding the strip down at each band to form a segmented body.
- 6
Step 6
Trim the rear end of the foam strip to a neat shape behind the hook.
- 7
Step 7
Tie natural rubber legs along each side of the body near the front. Tie an overhand knot in each rear leg to form a kicking knee.
- 8
Step 8
Cut a narrow strip of white foam and tie it across the top of the body at the front tie-in point for the indicator.
- 9
Step 9
Trim the indicator and the legs to length.
- 10
Step 10
Whip finish under the foam and cut the thread.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ_CS9osaRo
Credit: InTheRiffle