Henry
03-01-2006, 07:59 AM
Hey gang,
Posted these pics on the "Carribean/South America" forum and thought it might be more applicable here.
Here's the fly I did really well on last year (that's besides doing well on my Ultimate Shrimp pattern). This is just a variation on Veverka's mantis shrimp.
Note: Many if not most bones follow and grab the fly "from behind". First hand experience supports this theory. With that in mind, I feel that the "side-profile" of a fly isn't as important as the "following" profile. That's why one of my pic's shows that angle. I believe the presence of "eyes" is extremely important in any pattern. Something about eyes just "seals the deal" when a fish is trying to determine whether your imitation is real or not. As you can tell, I'm also a firm believer is Sili-legs. The added movement they provide just screams "I'm alive...eat me!".
This fly isn't small, I tie them on size 4 and 2 Mustad 34007 hooks. It's meant to be an attention grabber for tailing fish as well as fish that are really "on the move!". Nothing like a large filling meal to stop a big bone dead in it's tracks.
The tie is simple... burnt mono eyes...craft fur tail with SW peral Krystal Flash antennae...Dubbed craft fur body brushed into a wing with a velcro pad glued onto a popsicle stick, and of course sili legs. I tie it in cream, tan, blond and brown. You can tie them weighted with 5/32 dumbell eyes as this one or "blind" with just a sliver of lead wrap. This big bushy/leggy fly is real quiet on the splashdown and moves loads of water when stripped/twitched in cloudly water around actively mudding tailers.
Oh yeah! I use a 30lb flouro V-shaped weedguard.
Best regards,
Posted these pics on the "Carribean/South America" forum and thought it might be more applicable here.
Here's the fly I did really well on last year (that's besides doing well on my Ultimate Shrimp pattern). This is just a variation on Veverka's mantis shrimp.
Note: Many if not most bones follow and grab the fly "from behind". First hand experience supports this theory. With that in mind, I feel that the "side-profile" of a fly isn't as important as the "following" profile. That's why one of my pic's shows that angle. I believe the presence of "eyes" is extremely important in any pattern. Something about eyes just "seals the deal" when a fish is trying to determine whether your imitation is real or not. As you can tell, I'm also a firm believer is Sili-legs. The added movement they provide just screams "I'm alive...eat me!".
This fly isn't small, I tie them on size 4 and 2 Mustad 34007 hooks. It's meant to be an attention grabber for tailing fish as well as fish that are really "on the move!". Nothing like a large filling meal to stop a big bone dead in it's tracks.
The tie is simple... burnt mono eyes...craft fur tail with SW peral Krystal Flash antennae...Dubbed craft fur body brushed into a wing with a velcro pad glued onto a popsicle stick, and of course sili legs. I tie it in cream, tan, blond and brown. You can tie them weighted with 5/32 dumbell eyes as this one or "blind" with just a sliver of lead wrap. This big bushy/leggy fly is real quiet on the splashdown and moves loads of water when stripped/twitched in cloudly water around actively mudding tailers.
Oh yeah! I use a 30lb flouro V-shaped weedguard.
Best regards,