The Edge
August 17, 2010 by Brian Wise
Filed under Flats Flies, Saltwater Flies
Tied and Submitted by: Martie Van Den Brand
Pattern Recipe:
Body:bug bond
legs: hot melting glue
shellback:coca cola bottle
eyes: mono burned
baby’s: bugbon
paint: gallery glass of plaid
Pattern History:
this came out from creating the real one
A shrimp fly made of a Coke bottle? Is this meant for fishing? C’mon, you can’t post this without telling how to make it.
Very Very Nice
The shellback is made of coca cola bottle. I’ve made a small moult of the contours of the shellback, and then cut it out. By bending the PET plastick i’ve got a nice shaped body. The eyes are made of mono burned into a small dot, put it in hotmelting glue and pull gently backwards to create a droplet. the legs are made of mono and hot melting glue. When the melting glue is hot, you have to pull the mono throug the melting glue, so a hair is creating. Colouring the shrimp with gallery glass paint of plaid(american brand). I know it is not enough to create this at home with this info, but you can e mail me on the next e mail adress: http://www.wobblefly.com
many thanks for sharing,
martie
Sorry my email adress is:www.wobblefly@gmail.com