AftonAngler
03-15-2010, 11:16 PM
Sponge Bob Square Head
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/final_sponge_bob_1_1.jpg
Brad Bohen
Fly Tier
http://www.MuskyCountryOutfitters.com
This pattern made it's debut in Musky Country in 2009. Early in the season I had a couple of clients up from Thorne Brothers/The Fly Angler out of Fridley, MN. They brought along a big squared headed closed cell foam popper that I got a big kick out of.
The square head was very effective. I was suprised at how well it popped. That fly was a bit over-the-top size-wise and was a bear to cast...but it got me fired up for topwater! They left the monstrosity with me and I started playing around with it and then incorporated the square head into some fly designs...
Basically I ended up marrying the square head to a Hang Time streamer. The results are a top water pattern that is easy to tie, casts very well and really calls up the fish...plus it is SUPER durable! Another bonus is it takes a lot of fish "just sittin' there"...something I think all good topwaters should do. The Hang Time form behing the square head looks and acts alive being still.
Don't just take my word for it - try one for yerself this season!
Materials
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_1.jpg
Glue: Clear Cure Goo (thick) and Gorilla Super Glue
Hook: Daiichi 2461 (6/0)
Thread: Danville 210 Denier Waxed Flymaster Plus
Tail: Bucktail – long and slender, topped with flashabou (20 strands), flanked by two long barred saddle feathers
Body: Hair, Flash, Feather applications – reverse tied bucktail, flashabou or crystal flash reverse tied, pair of long barred saddle feathers and spey wrapped blood marabou. This hair, flash, feather routine repeated until hook shank is filled.
Collar: Spey wrapped blood marabou feather.
Head: Square Cut - Closed Cell Foam
Optics: WTP decorator tape eyes (1/4" OR 5/16") - made 3-D with CCG
Tying instructions
Prepare the head and eyes prior to starting the fly tying.
Using Clear Cure Goo (thick formula) and some WTP decorator tape eyes - make up a batch of 3-D Optics.
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_2.jpg
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_3.jpg
Just apply a bead of CCG to the surface of each eye (make certain they are clean - no oil or grease)...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_4.jpg
Zap em for 5 seconds with the UV light...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_5.jpg
Coat each 3-D eye with Sally Hansens and you are good to go for eyebalz Amigos!
Now onto the square foam heads...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_6.jpg
I like these 4" wall scraper blades...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_7.jpg
Held with a Vise-Grips locking pliers...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_8.jpg
To custom-cut my foam heads! O.K., so 'square' is a relative term...more like Trapazoid...but Sponge Bob Trapazoid Head just does not have the same ring to it!
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_9.jpg
Run a small nail through to provide an easy entrance hole for the hook later...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_91.jpg
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_92.jpg
Then asmall dab of Groilla Super Glue to set each 3-D optic...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_93.jpg
And your head is done!
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http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/final_sponge_bob_1_1.jpg
Brad Bohen
Fly Tier
http://www.MuskyCountryOutfitters.com
This pattern made it's debut in Musky Country in 2009. Early in the season I had a couple of clients up from Thorne Brothers/The Fly Angler out of Fridley, MN. They brought along a big squared headed closed cell foam popper that I got a big kick out of.
The square head was very effective. I was suprised at how well it popped. That fly was a bit over-the-top size-wise and was a bear to cast...but it got me fired up for topwater! They left the monstrosity with me and I started playing around with it and then incorporated the square head into some fly designs...
Basically I ended up marrying the square head to a Hang Time streamer. The results are a top water pattern that is easy to tie, casts very well and really calls up the fish...plus it is SUPER durable! Another bonus is it takes a lot of fish "just sittin' there"...something I think all good topwaters should do. The Hang Time form behing the square head looks and acts alive being still.
Don't just take my word for it - try one for yerself this season!
Materials
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_1.jpg
Glue: Clear Cure Goo (thick) and Gorilla Super Glue
Hook: Daiichi 2461 (6/0)
Thread: Danville 210 Denier Waxed Flymaster Plus
Tail: Bucktail – long and slender, topped with flashabou (20 strands), flanked by two long barred saddle feathers
Body: Hair, Flash, Feather applications – reverse tied bucktail, flashabou or crystal flash reverse tied, pair of long barred saddle feathers and spey wrapped blood marabou. This hair, flash, feather routine repeated until hook shank is filled.
Collar: Spey wrapped blood marabou feather.
Head: Square Cut - Closed Cell Foam
Optics: WTP decorator tape eyes (1/4" OR 5/16") - made 3-D with CCG
Tying instructions
Prepare the head and eyes prior to starting the fly tying.
Using Clear Cure Goo (thick formula) and some WTP decorator tape eyes - make up a batch of 3-D Optics.
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_2.jpg
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_3.jpg
Just apply a bead of CCG to the surface of each eye (make certain they are clean - no oil or grease)...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_4.jpg
Zap em for 5 seconds with the UV light...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_5.jpg
Coat each 3-D eye with Sally Hansens and you are good to go for eyebalz Amigos!
Now onto the square foam heads...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_6.jpg
I like these 4" wall scraper blades...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_7.jpg
Held with a Vise-Grips locking pliers...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_8.jpg
To custom-cut my foam heads! O.K., so 'square' is a relative term...more like Trapazoid...but Sponge Bob Trapazoid Head just does not have the same ring to it!
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_9.jpg
Run a small nail through to provide an easy entrance hole for the hook later...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_91.jpg
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_92.jpg
Then asmall dab of Groilla Super Glue to set each 3-D optic...
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy193/Afton_Angler/sponge_bob_93.jpg
And your head is done!
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