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Title: A Cocktail Blob by 'Jayscott'
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 20/02/2010 at 11:35
Here's my SBS... decided to go something simple yet effective.

'Cocktail Blob'

Dressing
Hook - Scorpion Competition Heavy sz 10
Thread - Uni 8/0 Fire Orange
Tail - Pearl Flashabou
Back Body - Yellow Standard Fritz
Front Body - Orange UV 15mm Fritz

Materials and tools used
(http://i36.tinypic.com/bhdb1j.jpg)

1- Lock the thread and wind down the shank until you meet the bend of the hook.
(http://i33.tinypic.com/zboz6.jpg)

2- Select four strands of the flashabou
(http://i34.tinypic.com/ici9u1.jpg)

3- Secure the flashabou with a few turns of thread
(http://i38.tinypic.com/281dh7p.jpg)

4- Double the flashabou back and cover with a layer of thread, this gives you a tail that will not be pulled off.
(http://i37.tinypic.com/2qxthkm.jpg)

5- Prepare the fritz by pulling off a bunch of fibres to reveal the core (I used orange for demonstration purposes)
(http://i38.tinypic.com/1rz2a1.jpg)

6- Secure the yellow fritz and wind in touching turns up the shank until half way pulling the fibres back as you go to allow a tidy body.
(http://i34.tinypic.com/2e4jmoh.jpg)

7- Follow on with the orange fritz until you meet the eye of the hook. Form a head and tie off.
(http://i36.tinypic.com/fwks9d.jpg)

Apply varnish and its ready to fish!  :cool:

Cheers,

Jay