BugBeel Step by Step

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Martin

Fly tying - Tie Better

This is my most successful fly for Sea Trout, tied no bigger then 50 mm on a Tiemco size 8 ,I've called it the BugBeel because it utilise the tack free UV cure resin Bug Bond ... 3.5 sec cure time with no residue
The fly is a cross between a surf candy and a flatwing

[b:be2f5d8da1]Hook: [/b:be2f5d8da1]Tiemco 811s size 8
[b:be2f5d8da1]Underwing:[/b:be2f5d8da1] White goat hair
[b:be2f5d8da1]Lateral flash : [/b:be2f5d8da1]Pearl Flashabou
[b:be2f5d8da1]First flatwing:[/b:be2f5d8da1] white cape hackle
[b:be2f5d8da1]Second flatwing :[/b:be2f5d8da1] lavender saddle feather ( use what ever you have )
[b:be2f5d8da1]Third flatwing:[/b:be2f5d8da1] golden olive cape hackle
[b:be2f5d8da1]Body wrap:[/b:be2f5d8da1] Uv flash
[b:be2f5d8da1]Top wing :[/b:be2f5d8da1] Med Olive and burnt olive blended buck tail topped off with three strands of herl
[b:be2f5d8da1]Eyes :[/b:be2f5d8da1] 3mm gold with black pupil
[b:be2f5d8da1]Resin:[/b:be2f5d8da1] Bug Bond

Materials

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Hook in vice

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Good thread base .. I use white UTC 140 as I want some bulk at the head

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Tie in an underwing of goat hair

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tie in a piece of flashabou along each side of the hook shank

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tie in the first hackle flatwing style

[img:be2f5d8da1]http://lh4.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_b8m3SnsI/AAAAAAAABXM/-Has41SBtSE/s…]

tie in the second hackle on top of the first

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tie in the third hackle on top of the second .. tail done

[img:be2f5d8da1]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cGpal3OI/AAAAAAAABXU/JXbBn91d_t0/s…]

Wrap the body in flash of your choice .. I use A UV flash which is hard to see in the photo

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Blend the med olive and burnt olive bt together

[img:be2f5d8da1]http://lh5.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cMb78tUI/AAAAAAAABXc/NRoh_0ocs2Q/s…]

Tie in as a top wing

[img:be2f5d8da1]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cOY9iLuI/AAAAAAAABXg/ZcVmob_ofEA/s…]

tie in three strands of herl

[img:be2f5d8da1]http://lh6.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cQJXO0wI/AAAAAAAABXk/_G_OywehFrA/s…]

pull all the materials back

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Apply the first coat of bug Bond and stick the eyes on

[img:be2f5d8da1]http://lh5.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cTy42fNI/AAAAAAAABXs/If4j9EyYFi4/s…]

Apply the second coat of Bug Bond

[img:be2f5d8da1]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cWXO2o8I/AAAAAAAABXw/D4tb1nTH61U/s…]

Apply the final coat of Bug Bond

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A few fish that have been caught ( and returned ) on this fly

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[img:be2f5d8da1]http://lh5.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TDh_7MCYBSI/AAAAAAAABTs/vUhCU23T6xw/s…]

[img:be2f5d8da1]http://lh5.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TEqtA6hLarI/AAAAAAAABVE/mBkF8F-dNhY/s…]

[img:be2f5d8da1]http://lh6.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TFNKCYqt0CI/AAAAAAAABWM/L1NFFM3xSlg/s…]

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Tight lines

Andy

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