DEEZ Nuts!

Fruit flies, not the annoying flying type, but the ones that get crushed by hungry fish! And this time i have the mighty Pacu (or Koumaru) in sight.
I have tied the first batch and went for the floating version, i will make some sinking ones soon.
I used the  Sakumas 410 size 2 , hope they will hold...
Made out of foam , you can get them into the shape you want in two ways.
First you can place a small cube of foam onto a Dremell bit or a drill, spin it and use sandpaper to shape. Or you can do it the way i use, just using a sharp blade( a razor or a scalpel ) get the best fruity shape you can and then burn the sharp edges left by the cuts.

Foam melts fast! So try on a sample first to get to know how much heat you need to apply. Melt and roll in your fingers, simple.
After you need to cut a slit in the middle, put some super glue on the hook shank and place the fruit into place. Make sure to place it so it doesn't obstruct the hook point. Squeeze and hold for a few seconds and your nut is in place...

Then comes a little cosmetic. Sharpeys and airbrush some details, so it looks a little more realistic, like a ripe or over ripe fruit falling from natural causes into the water.

 Again i decided to coat the fruits/nuts with some Gorilla clear glue.You can also use your favorite UV resin for this. The coating will help in two ways, first it will protect the fly so you can hope to catch more than one fish on the same fly, and very important for this type of fly, it gives it an extra weight.

That extra weight will help to make a good splash when the fly hit the water. Fruit flies need to be noisy! No gentle landing here! Keep tuned for the sinking version soon!