Redfish Shrimp - Brown

Written by Joe Branham Hits: 618

Fly Materials

Body	Chenille or dubbing.

Tying Instructions

Instructions

The Redfish Shrimp is a spin off
of my Epoxy Shrimp. I needed a larger version of the Shrimp. I use
buck tail instead of synthetic hair. Initially, I used epoxy to coat the
shellback but this added a lot of weight to the fly. I switched to
silicone. I now use a water based sealant (DYNAFLEX 230). I find this
material much easier to use. It is water based, cleans up with water and is not
as messy as either silicone or epoxy. You an make a Floating "Redfish
Shrimp" by coating the shellback with the DYNAFLEX and omitting the bar
bell eyes. If you want this pattern to sink under the surface of the wter but
not to the bottom, add some lead weight to the bottom of the hook shank prior to
tying on the body. Add more or less weight according to how deeplu you want the
fy to ride under the surface. Two other spin offs of this pattern are my
"Crayfish" and "Baby Lobster" pattterns. These are tied
exactly as the "Redfish Shrimp". Just change the size and color(s).

Chenille or dubbing.