Tying the Buck 'n' Dubbed Shrimp

Step by step instructions for a very effective Australian flats fly from the vice of Steve Kirkham.
This shrimp was designed for golden trevally on the flats of North Queensland. It works for various trevally species and is certainly worth trying for other species too both down under and around the world.
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Materials
Hook: Gamakatsu SL12
Weight: Dumbbell eyes
Thread: Fluoro orange or pink
Eyes: Resin crustacean eyes
Carapace/feelers: bucktail
Mouth parts: Tan grizzle chickabou
Legs: silli legs or fly enhancer legs
Body: 2 colors of EP fibre
Egg sack: orange nail polish

[@charlesmcfarlane2082]

Lot of great techniques to be gleaned in this tutorial. Great looking fly. Thanks for sharing.

[@FlickingFeathers]

charles mc farlane thanks Charles, glad to hear it's useful. I know a lot of people find the EP dubbing loop but tricky.

[@geoffginer8823]

See eyes on dwn side of radius is perfect !

[@carlyoshizumi831]

Great looking fly. Thanks for sharing. 👍😎👍.

[@Sirskibumsalot]

Great looking fly ......I have tied similar shrimp bugs ....and in salt water the Spotted bay bass love them . I use them in the lagoons around where I live . thanks again for the tie .....

[@FlickingFeathers]

ski bum thanks, hope you tie some of these to try too

[@Sirskibumsalot]

Martyn White Flicking Feathers indeed I will for sure !

[@sandeel2]

Nice one Marten.I give the mono on the eyes a little nip with some pliers to flatten it and it makes them easier to tie in.

[@FlickingFeathers]

Dave Raymond thanks for watching. I usually do too actually but I often screw things up as soon as I put the camera on. All the best Martyn

[@waltervancleave6495]

I make some of my own shrimp eyes. If you dab a drop of hot glue onto the tip of the two monofilament pieces it will be much easier to manipulate.

[@FlickingFeathers]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not sure the fact that they were separate was causing the problem. I always just pick 2 eyes and tie them in, generally without any problems. I think probably I had used slightly too soft/light mono for the eyes.

[@hrenthegreat]

Amazing fly as always! Any chance you have any more fun GT patterns? Love seeing one every once in awhile!

[@FlickingFeathers]

Thanks!.. I'll see what I can do on the GT front

[@ashsahcash]

having problems getting hooks can you help thank you love the vids

[@FlickingFeathers]

try Saltwaterflies.com I buy a lot of hooks from them

[@fritzraddatz5980]

da müssen keine Augen drann , oder etwa doch??

[@FlickingFeathers]

Fritz Raddatz entweder oder.. Ich mag wie es mit augen aussieht, sie sind aber nicht unbedingt nötig