Garbage Sow Bug

Materials

How to Tie the Garbage Sow Bug

1. 1

   Step 1

   Pull the Adam's Gray dubbing apart and put it in a small blender or coffee grinder.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Tear the tan, red and burnt orange STS Trilobal Dubbing into small pieces and add them to the blender.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Run the blender until the colors are mixed, then pull the blend out and set it aside.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Cut a strip of clear plastic from a bag or material packet and stretch it between your fingers so one end narrows for tying in.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Mount the hook in the vise, start the thread, and wrap back to the bend.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Tie in the narrow end of the plastic strip at the bend and trim the tag.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Tie in the olive Nano Silk at the bend for the rib.

8. 8

   Step 8

   Dub the thread with the blend and wrap a full body forward, stopping short of the eye.

9. 9

   Step 9

   Pull the plastic strip forward over the top of the body, tie it down behind the eye, and trim the excess.

10. 10

    Step 10

    Spiral the Nano Silk forward over the shell back in even wraps to segment the body, then tie it off and trim.

11. 11

    Step 11

    Whip finish behind the eye and cut the thread.

12. 12

    Step 12

    Trim any stray dubbing fibers, leaving the ones along the sides for a buggy look.

13. 13

    Step 13

    If you like, add a thin coat of UV resin over the shell back and cure it with a UV light.