Olive Mantis Shrimp |
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| Hook: | Mustad 34007 up to 2/0 |
| Thread: | Olive Danville Flymaster Plus |
| Weight: | Small lead barbells; black or yellow & black; tied at eye so hook rides up |
| Tail: | 4 strands each peacock & gold Krystal Flash, short; small tan rabbit slightly shorter than Krystal Flash; 2 pair gold Sparkle Sili Legs longer than Krustal Flash; one Cree hackle each side, longest of all |
| Rib: | Olive Danville Flymaster Plus thread |
| Shellback: | Olive bucktail; tips tied in to extend over tail & legs; butt ends pulled over the top; butt ends of bucktail trimmed longer than hook eye and lacquered to form shrimp tail |
| Body: | Olive Cactus Chenille with palmered Cree hackle over it; tie longer hackle barbules at hook bend so it tapers toward the eye |
Note: This fly isn’t original; it’s a blend of Craig Mathews Salsa Shrimp and Joel Moxey’s Moxey Creek Shrimp and a few other patterns. I tied it originally for redfish on grassy flats; but it fooled my first permit in Belize, darn. |
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