Nick Thomas
Bass bug
Medium
- Run on the thread and take down to the bend and back in touching turns.
- Catch in the plastic body by the flattened section and tie in on top of the hook.
- Position the body in line with the hook and coat the thread wraps with superglue.
- Tie in some crystal flash behind the body, double back and tie down along the shank.
- Tie in a clump of arctic runner behind the body and tie down to the bend of the hook.
- Cut the edge from a piece of organza ribbon, strip out the long fibres and tie in at the bend.
- Dub the body, wind the rib forward in open turns, tie in and remove the waste.
- Add some more dubbing behind the body, smear the thread with varnish and whip finish.
| Hook | Fasna F-425 #10 |
| Thread | 12/0 black |
| Body | 0.2ml plastic pipette bulb |
| Eyes | 6mm foil |
| Tail | Black arctic runner and orange crystal flash |
| Rib | Stripped black organza ribbon |
| Body | Black dubbing |
