Fly Tying Tutorial - Articulated Mantis Shrimp

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This fly will ride hook point down if no weight is added to it, to have hook point ride up, add a medium sized 1/30oz dumbell eyes to the articulated fish spine, in between the middle set of sili legs and the 2 feather tip tail
full material list:
hook used - gamakatsu SL11-3H
small chenille
sf fiber for tail
sili legs
black krystal flash
shrimp eyes
grizzly marabou wrapped
shrimp dub brush, tan
25mm fish spine
sili legs back and middle
2 feathers sticking out front for shrimp tail
shrimp dub brush wrapped

[@ceasarvaliant591]

Interesting pattern, good idea, looks great. If you wrap your materials in the same direction as you wrap your thread, it will make fastening the material easier and you'll end up with a tighter tied fly. Thanks for sharing.

[@horus10]

A+

[@caryverhalen]

🎯🏆‼️ I think I'll try this and add some bead chain or perhaps small dumbbell eyes and make it ride face up like a Crawdad. What an exceptional tie, thanks

[@balazflyco8154]

Great idea, and thank you!

[@whiskeyjin9]

Looks realistic .... great job !!!

[@balazflyco8154]

Thanks! I appreciate it

[@darrylhurd7206]

What articulated spine are you using? It's different than any ones I have.

[@balazflyco8154]

it’s a 25mm one meant for steelhead and salmon, it’s about double the thickness of a regular spine, the company name is fish skull

[@RICKAFOUR]

@@balazflyco8154 Size 4 or 6 ?