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Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #12274576 06/02/17 04:01 AM
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...Foam Grasshopper still working again today! Post.

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Foam Grasshopper in white and size 10 worked for Bluegill this morning! Pics.

Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #12309162 06/24/17 03:18 AM
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Foam Grasshopper still working on Bluegill and Bass! Pics.

Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #12390492 08/18/17 02:57 AM
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...been wanting a whip finish tool with a larger gap then the one we bought at Cabelas. Finally got it done and made one! Post.

Wanted it specifically for tying flies like the Foam Grasshopper where the whip finish is completed mid-body.

Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #12393839 08/20/17 11:21 PM
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For anyone interested and in the area - Bethany Lakes in Allen, TX, hosting an informal fly tying demo on how we tie a foam grasshopper. No set agenda; simple and easy to tie... can demo other patterns we have posted about if desired. Event.

Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #12395276 08/21/17 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted By: fshng84
For anyone interested and in the area - Bethany Lakes in Allen, TX, hosting an informal fly tying demo on how we tie a foam grasshopper. No set agenda; simple and easy to tie... can demo other patterns we have posted about if desired. Event.


Fished Sunday morning taking only one fishing fly - a White Foam Grasshopper. Managed three Bass... no Bruisers but still fun! Post.

Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #12401219 08/25/17 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted By: fshng84
Originally Posted By: fshng84
For anyone interested and in the area - Bethany Lakes in Allen, TX, hosting an informal fly tying demo on how we tie a foam grasshopper. No set agenda; simple and easy to tie... can demo other patterns we have posted about if desired. Event.


Fished Sunday morning taking only one fishing fly - a White Foam Grasshopper. Managed three Bass... no Bruisers but still fun! Post.


Demo went well. Not a big turnout but still fun, even caught a couple of fish using one of the fishing flies tied during the demo! Post.

Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #12624992 02/13/18 04:19 AM
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Here is a quick tie video of a simpler variant of the pattern... uses no chenille.

Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #12637685 02/20/18 07:30 PM
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Rainy day, sidetracked looking at the latest fishing catalog... reeled me in! Plan to flip the body around to make a grasshopper with it.


Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #12644376 02/24/18 05:39 AM
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Rainy day, sidetracked looking at the latest fishing catalog... reeled me in! Plan to flip the body around to make a grasshopper with it.




Package arrived! Made a quick tie video of two foam body patterns using the cutters. Video Post.

Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #12736126 04/30/18 06:42 AM
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Pattern still is producing for us on local ponds! More fun pond fishing! This time tried a pond using a 4wt and traditional fly line, then later with a one-handed spey fly line. Really liking the one-handed spey fly line! Pond Fishing.


Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #12836285 07/21/18 04:45 AM
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Here is the fishing fly that we based the Foam Grasshopper on... the Betts Bream Getter. But, this one comes from a kit we picked up from Feather Craft called the Foam Spider Fly Tying Kit made by Wapsi. Looks just like the Bream Getter! Foam Spider aka Bream Getter.



Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #13296972 09/30/19 02:14 AM
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Lost our Betts Bream Getter to a snag. Luckily had a Wapsi Foam Spider Fly Tying Kit. Able to tie another one in short order. Did well but lost it to another snag... bummer. No worries though... able tie another one and fished local ponds for a couple of weeks. Then, lost it today to a break off! Good thing we have the fly tying kit handy... another Foam Spider in the fly box ready to go! Wapsi Foam Spider Fly Tying Kit #flytying #flyfishing



Wapsi Foam Spider in action...

Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #13493089 03/29/20 05:36 PM
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Fly Fishing the Local Pond #foamgrasshopper Fished the local pond for Bass in hope of catching a fish or two with a new pattern modified from two variants of the BOB Fly or Bass On Bed Fly. Test was thrown a curve... bass were cruising the shallows instead of on their beds. Good thing the Foam Grasshopper was in the fly box!

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Re: Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper [Re: fshng84] #13496824 04/01/20 01:50 AM
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Fishing a Foam Grasshopper for Bass! #flyfishing #bassfishing
Follow-up video of the trip where we saw bass eating a dragonfly, jumping clear out of the water! Started out trying to catch Bass using the No Name Fly. Bass were cruising the shallows like the other day. Went to the Foam Grasshopper tied using a foam cutter that forms a Chernobyl Ant body. Used a Size 4 hook to provide increased hook setting rates. Worked on Bass and Bluegill!


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