The Uni-Shrimp
| At home in fresh or salt
water, the universal shrimp equally appeals
to trout or bream. Use where there are weedbeds
in estuaries or rivers. (This pattern is a
variation of the original tied by Club member
and Tiewell proprietor Allan Barber). Apologies
to him.
The materials used in its construction
are chosen to promote translucency. Reflective
hook, mono thread, clear "plastic elastic"
and translucent pale green dubbing. (Our
black and white scanned photocopy doesn’t
look too translucent, but the real McCoy
does ........believe me! Note that the pattern
is tied reverse. Fish in small strips.
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Tying Notes
| 1
- Tie in the antenna
and mono eyes with the black hair on top.
(The black hair shows through the dubbing
near the tail to simulate the vein). Extend
the eyes beyond the bend and extend the antenna
materials beyond the hook eye to be cut to
length when the tail is cut. |
| 2
- Opposite the barb,
(if using bead chain eyes, tie Secure the
plastic elastic in now). form a dubbing loop
and return the tying thread to hook eye. |
| 3
- Sparsely dub back to
the hook eye forming a tapered body. Now for
the tricky bit .... |
| 4
- Pull the plastic elastic
back over the body and whilst
keeping it under tension
secure it at the hook eye. |
| 5
- Using the tying thread,
rib back to the bend forming the plates and
tie off at one plate back from the eyes. Trim
the nose to a V and trim the tail to length
and round off. Cement all bindings & bead
chain eyes with super glue. Dot top of each
plate with a black marking pen. |
Acknowledgements
| This saltwater fly Recipe
kindly supplied by Tiewell (Specialist in
fly tying products). For details of your nearest
Tiewell stockist contact Alan Barber Phn:(612)
9973 1107. PO Box 720 Newport Beach NSW 2106
Australia. |
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| MATERIALS |
| Hook |
Tiemco
9394 size 10 (A very shiny nickel hook)
or similar streamer hook |
| Thread |
Danvills
Mono. (About 3lb mono will do) |
| Small
Antenna |
Light
green nylon hair, fish hair or similar.
(Punk wig hair works well) |
| or
Long Antenna |
Two
or three black goat or moose mane hairs |
| Eyes |
Burnt
mono. (8lb hard Mason) OR small black
bead chain |
| Dubbing |
Light
green translucent antron, or similar.
(Tiewell Lazer Lights is excellent) |
| Nose,
plates & tail |
Plastic
Elastic. (Tiewell Scudback ideal) |
| Rib |
Mono
tying thread |
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| Alternate Tyings
|
Note
that the colour of the
dubbing and plastic elastic
can be reversed. |
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