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Grease Top Sowbug
Cheech ties this one as a very quick sow bug: count the resin and it is just two materials on the hook. A dubbing loop of Fulling Mill Ultra Dry Dub in Pepperbox is brushed out, trimmed to shape, and finished with a line of UV resin over the back. Hare's Ear is a good alternate, and any dubbing you like will work. Tie it with or without a bead. Tied here on a size 16 hook.
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Materials
FM5027 Grab Gape Heavy Barbless, black nickel, size 16 (or FM5095 Comp Heavyweight Barbless)
16
Fine-tip dark marker, for the back
How to Tie the Grease Top Sowbug
- 1
Step 1
Mount the hook in the vise, start the thread behind the eye, and wrap back around the start of the bend.
- 2
Step 2
Form a dubbing loop at the rear of the hook and advance the thread up the shank.
- 3
Step 3
Pull a thin mat of dubbing from the packet and spread it inside the loop.
- 4
Step 4
Spin the loop into a shaggy rope of dubbing.
- 5
Step 5
Wrap the rope forward along the shank, stroking the fibers back as you go, and tie it off behind the eye. Trim the excess.
- 6
Step 6
Whip finish behind the eye and cut the thread.
- 7
Step 7
Brush the body out so the fibers stand away from the hook.
- 8
Step 8
Trim the fibers on top and underneath short with scissors to flatten the body, leaving longer fibers along the sides.
- 9
Step 9
If you like, mark the back with a fine-tip dark marker.
- 10
Step 10
Run a line of the UV resin along the top of the body and cure it with a UV light.
- 11
Step 11
Trim any fibers that stick out past the eye.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKcr6j9ohd8
Credit: Cheech / Fly Fish Food