Leggy Foam Ant (Sz 16)

Very nice Brian. As far as your tag line, I've never had a trout wink at me, but I think they've flipped me off a few times.

I think the red thread adds a nice touch. Good looking ants.

I just ran out of black 8/0 so I used red in a pinch... people seem to like it.. the fish.. they like it.

Me being color blind.. I just grabbed any size 8/0 thread.

another variation

Second one looks more spider-ish to me.

Would you mind explaining a bit on how you attached the legs? and also how many wraps on the body?

I'm pretty new to tying and it generally has to be explained to me like a 6-yr old at this point.

I use figure 8 wraps to bind the legs down.

Trial and error.... the fish like them either way.

this pattern is easy peasy... do not over complicate it.

thread - foam - legs.. voila!

The large leg order hasn't come in yet, but I figured out now that one drop of Gorilla Glue Super Glue works best for the dot holding strength, and now I use Rainy's foam for the ant.

I found an ant in my bed today...

ha-ha - its a cast iron ant about 10 inches long

I found an ant in my bed today...

ha-ha - its a cast iron ant about 10 inches long

Probably too heavy for flycasting!

I know.. I saw it and had to buy it. It was broken.. so it cost me $2 plus the amount of JBWELD.

It is delicious in every way.