
Fox's Mudbug







How To Tie Fox's
Arkansas Scud



Slate Gray Colored River Bottom Sculpin
Size: 1.5-inches to 4.5-inches.
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #2 - #10.
Thread: Iron Gray 8/0 Uni-Thread.
Tail: Silver/Grey Polar Aire, color a Black marker marginal band on the edge of the tail.
Body Lead: The same size as the hook shank, wrap from the bend of the hook to the first wiggle in the hook shank.
Body: Silver/Grey Polar Aire with three to five Black saddle bars, Black and Dark Gray marker mottling marks.
Lead Dumbbell Eyes: Flattened to the thickness of the bar of the dumbbell. X-large (1/10 oz.) for size #2 hook, Large
(1/20 oz.) for #4 hook, Medium (1/30 oz.) for #6 hook, Small (1/40 oz.) for #8 hook, and X-small (1/60 oz.) for
#10 hook.
Pectoral Fins: Silver/Grey Polar Aire with Black and Dark Gray marker mottling marks, Black marker edges.
Lower Side: Silver/Grey Polar Aire with three to five Black saddle bars, Black and Dark Gray marker mottling marks.
Upper Side: Silver/Grey Polar Aire with three to five Black saddle bars, Black and Dark Gray marker mottling marks.
Belly or Stomach: Silver/Grey Polar Aire
Dorsum or Back: Silver/Grey Polar Aire with three to five Black saddle bars, Black and Dark Gray marker mottling marks.
Colored Markers: Black marker for saddles bars and the edges of all fins; Black and Dark Gray marker for mottling marks.
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