
Fox's Mudbug





How To Tie Fox's
Arkansas Scud



Black River Bottom Colored Sculpin

Size: 1.5-inches to 4.5-inches.
Suggested Hook Size: Mustad 33909 #2 - #10.
Thread: Black 8/0 Uni-Thread.
Tail: Black Polar Aire.
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: Black Polar Aire.
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: Black Polar Aire.
Lower Side: Black Polar Aire.
Upper Side: Black Polar Aire.
Belly or Stomach: Black Polar Aire
Dorsum or Back: Black Polar Aire.
Colored Markers: None
Note: During the spawning season, the males of most species of Sculpins turn very dark green or black.
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