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BugBeel Step by Step

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

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

Materials

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Hook in vice

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_bpA1hXyI/AAAAAAAABW0/yTvWEzqyKPc/s…

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

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_btLtfI7I/AAAAAAAABW4/wc3VNFL_tZU/s…

Tie in an underwing of goat hair

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_he3hnViI/AAAAAAAABYg/m-lXQj4CjOQ/s…

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

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_b4H0Q94I/AAAAAAAABW8/noK9WqOQWaw/s…

tie in the first hackle flatwing style

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_b8m3SnsI/AAAAAAAABXM/-Has41SBtSE/s…

tie in the second hackle on top of the first

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cB-dGLrI/AAAAAAAABXQ/I32ECkgZ9Zc/s…

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

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

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cKf8xi1I/AAAAAAAABXY/Pd4_G2Q-Xx0/s…

Blend the med olive and burnt olive bt together

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cMb78tUI/AAAAAAAABXc/NRoh_0ocs2Q/s…

Tie in as a top wing

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cOY9iLuI/AAAAAAAABXg/ZcVmob_ofEA/s…

tie in three strands of herl

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cQJXO0wI/AAAAAAAABXk/_G_OywehFrA/s…

pull all the materials back

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cR5PliFI/AAAAAAAABXo/wGAfXcE-9wA/s…

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

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cTy42fNI/AAAAAAAABXs/If4j9EyYFi4/s…

Apply the second coat of Bug Bond

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_cWXO2o8I/AAAAAAAABXw/D4tb1nTH61U/s…

Apply the final coat of Bug Bond

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TF_gdnA9BOI/AAAAAAAABYE/jaNGyKNGIGQ/s…

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

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TDh_-qwR9hI/AAAAAAAABTw/l5d99IR_m-0/s…

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TDh_7MCYBSI/AAAAAAAABTs/vUhCU23T6xw/s…

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TEqtA6hLarI/AAAAAAAABVE/mBkF8F-dNhY/s…

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TFNKCYqt0CI/AAAAAAAABWM/L1NFFM3xSlg/s…

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_X7r4PHIt1k4/TFNKFxFkO9I/AAAAAAAABWQ/N3hQtgbYG_4/s…

Tight lines

Andy

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