Reversed Spider (Shrimp)

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Reversed Spider (Shrimp)

Post by Old Hat » Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:35 pm

Tying roots run deep. Going to rock the Southern Lagoons with a variation on a classic Pacific Northwest pattern... :lol:

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Re: Reversed Spider (Shrimp)

Post by zen leecher » Sat Dec 31, 2016 3:52 pm

definitely innovative thinking!
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Post by William Anderson » Sat Dec 31, 2016 10:15 pm

No doubt the first Tups Shrimp pattern. And good lord, did you nail it. That is a very cool pattern.
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Re: Reversed Spider (Shrimp)

Post by letumgo » Sun Jan 01, 2017 12:24 am

Hang on tight when stripping that bad boy in. The fish are going to attack that fly! Well done Carl.

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Re: Reversed Spider (Shrimp)

Post by tie2fish » Sun Jan 01, 2017 7:16 am

Outstanding!
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Re: Reversed Spider (Shrimp)

Post by Smuggler » Sun Jan 01, 2017 8:37 am

Wow! I'd be surprised if that didn't bring a fish to hand. Good stuff Carl.
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Re: Reversed Spider (Shrimp)

Post by hankaye » Sun Jan 01, 2017 11:28 am

old/new hat, Howdy;

Carl, you won't need a gurgler with that shrimp ... reminds me of something
Flip Pallot would toss on the old "Walker's Cay " Tv show.

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Re: Reversed Spider (Shrimp)

Post by Old Hat » Sun Jan 01, 2017 3:51 pm

Hey, thanks guys!

Ray, here you go:

Hook: Alec Jackson spey #4
Thread: UTC 140 white
Hackle: mallard flank dyed a pink/tan (I have a bunch of this that Jeff sent to me a while ago)
Tail: mallard flank
Eye: glad bead eye, black
Rib: wide pearl tinsel
Body: seal dubbing (mix of natural, crimson, burnt orange, brown olive)

Most of you probably know but this is just a classic style sea-run cutty pattern. I used to use in the coastal bays of Oregon when the cutties were coming in. As you said Ray, just strip, it's all about the action of the hackle.
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