Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2012 22:48:22 GMT
I am not sure how many of you have been looking forward to the pink shrimp apart from Gary.
I must admit there are load of ways for tying it and mine is just what I prefer. If you like fiddling, you will like this. Here we go:
The stuff you will need:
Flat lead with or without a sticky back or you can use small diameter round lead wire.
Pink sparkling dubbing (I always mix it with some hare/rabbit)
Pink CDC
Nymph skin
Mylar tinsel (medium size, optional)
Strong tying thread, preferably of a pinkish shade, something you can split easily too
4-5lb clear mono
The right shape hook ( I love the Dohiku shrimp/scud hooks)
1st step is to cut a strip of flat lead, not much wider than a few mm. The key is to make it wide enough to sit on top of the hook. Build up a little hump toward the back end of the fly as is shown below.
Take the thread to the back and tie in the mono.
Cut a few (about 3-4mm wide) mm wide strip of nymph skin and do the usual V cut for the end.
Leave the mono behind and using the thread tie in the nymph skin and a wide (probably medium size) mylar tinsel (optional, I like it as it adds a bit of extra sparkle). Then bring the thread to the eye and start applying the dubbing. Just take it easy and only twist on small amounts so your body will not be too bulky. You want a relatively slim body. Also as you can see I left a bit of gap between where I started the dubbing and the hook eye. That space will be needed to finish the fly nicely so make sure you will do the same.
Work your dubbing all the way back.
Grab you paper/bulldog clip and trap some of the pink cdc fibres ( I usually have a biggish feather and clamp down on half of it). Cut them away from the stem.
Split your thread and stick the CDC in between. Once you are happy, spin your bobbin holder for a few seconds.
Wind the leggy rope forward, throw a few half hitches on, let the thread unfurl and pull the mylar forward. Make sure it is seated nicely and then tie it down.
For the outer shell you can do two things. If you lazy like I was when doing this demo you can pull the nymph skin forward and tie it down, or you can hold it whilst using the mono to build up the segmentation. The latter gives you a neater look as you will probably eliminate any slack material since you stretch the back during the process.
Be it either way the mono will need to go form the segmentation righ up to the eye of the hook. Make sure you half hitch the mono and tie it down with the thread. It can come undone ever so easy. Superglue is another way of get the job sorted.
Once you have clipped off the mono and finished it off with the thread just grab a bunch of CDC and form the antennae. Not really needed to catch fish but definitely worth the extra seconds as an eye candy.
I also tie this fly with black tungsten head for getting down.
The usual size is 16-14, any smaller is too fiddly to tie and the fish do not seem to appreciate the extra effort either. For roach and dace 14 is the top, around here any bigger just gets ignored...not by chub though.
Come on lads get some tied up and catch some silver fish/grayling.
Pete
I must admit there are load of ways for tying it and mine is just what I prefer. If you like fiddling, you will like this. Here we go:
The stuff you will need:
Flat lead with or without a sticky back or you can use small diameter round lead wire.
Pink sparkling dubbing (I always mix it with some hare/rabbit)
Pink CDC
Nymph skin
Mylar tinsel (medium size, optional)
Strong tying thread, preferably of a pinkish shade, something you can split easily too
4-5lb clear mono
The right shape hook ( I love the Dohiku shrimp/scud hooks)
1st step is to cut a strip of flat lead, not much wider than a few mm. The key is to make it wide enough to sit on top of the hook. Build up a little hump toward the back end of the fly as is shown below.
Take the thread to the back and tie in the mono.
Cut a few (about 3-4mm wide) mm wide strip of nymph skin and do the usual V cut for the end.
Leave the mono behind and using the thread tie in the nymph skin and a wide (probably medium size) mylar tinsel (optional, I like it as it adds a bit of extra sparkle). Then bring the thread to the eye and start applying the dubbing. Just take it easy and only twist on small amounts so your body will not be too bulky. You want a relatively slim body. Also as you can see I left a bit of gap between where I started the dubbing and the hook eye. That space will be needed to finish the fly nicely so make sure you will do the same.
Work your dubbing all the way back.
Grab you paper/bulldog clip and trap some of the pink cdc fibres ( I usually have a biggish feather and clamp down on half of it). Cut them away from the stem.
Split your thread and stick the CDC in between. Once you are happy, spin your bobbin holder for a few seconds.
Wind the leggy rope forward, throw a few half hitches on, let the thread unfurl and pull the mylar forward. Make sure it is seated nicely and then tie it down.
For the outer shell you can do two things. If you lazy like I was when doing this demo you can pull the nymph skin forward and tie it down, or you can hold it whilst using the mono to build up the segmentation. The latter gives you a neater look as you will probably eliminate any slack material since you stretch the back during the process.
Be it either way the mono will need to go form the segmentation righ up to the eye of the hook. Make sure you half hitch the mono and tie it down with the thread. It can come undone ever so easy. Superglue is another way of get the job sorted.
Once you have clipped off the mono and finished it off with the thread just grab a bunch of CDC and form the antennae. Not really needed to catch fish but definitely worth the extra seconds as an eye candy.
I also tie this fly with black tungsten head for getting down.
The usual size is 16-14, any smaller is too fiddly to tie and the fish do not seem to appreciate the extra effort either. For roach and dace 14 is the top, around here any bigger just gets ignored...not by chub though.
Come on lads get some tied up and catch some silver fish/grayling.
Pete
