Shrimp Pattern

[Gerrit Viljoen]

Jasper says he hasn't got hairy dangly bits on the end of his?

Jaspers "bear" Shrimp as tied by Fario

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[chris williams]

With lioness pubes as antennae and arrowhead-shaped barb..

[dleroux]

The bigger shrimps in the Vaal have a dark brownish color and I tried to imitate that in this pattern – I’m sure this will be a good pattern to use under the trees and hyacinth edges?

[Johan Janse van Rensburg]

Thanx D thats a very nice pattern! Can you maybe give us a SBS?

[Byron]

The bigger shrimps in the Vaal have a dark brownish color and I tried to imitate that in this pattern – I’m sure this will be a good pattern to use under the trees and hyacinth edges?

Some of them are almost totally transparent. Quite tough to imitate but I'm sure a very pale gray would work. There sizes vary from about a 16 to a 10.

I caught a whole tin full and put them in my aquarium... they didn't last long - I've never seen fish get so stoked about food before.

[rohann]

The bigger shrimps in the Vaal have a dark brownish color and I tried to imitate that in this pattern – I’m sure this will be a good pattern to use under the trees and hyacinth edges?

Very nice looking pattern! I will definitely incorporate it in future designs for shrimp. I have also noticed a transparent type of shrimp in the rock pools at low tide. Will try to imitate one of them.

Here is another shrimp pattern which I have tied. Have not yet fished it very much though.

[chris williams]

I was going to add the bigger shrimps are mainly transparent - there are several epoxy with various hair/fibres included tha I and others have tied which seem to work for bigger shrimp imitations

[rohann]

After seeing Dirk's shrimp pattern, I decided to play around with a similar approach for tying a transparent type shrimp. Here are two (attempts) I tied yesterday afternoon. Great way to relax after a day's work Please give your oppinions.

[Korrie]

When fishing fresh water shrimps, it is very important how you fish them.

Next time you are next to waterhyacinth beds, and you have a fine mesh net.
Dip it under the hyacinth, but be VERY quick.
and scoop up.

You will have some in the net.
have a look at how fast these critters move. They snap their bodies.
Put one in the water and have a look at how fast they disappear.
They are not slow moving at all, they MOOVE.
Some movement is a very important attractor, very quick 5cm strips and then rest.
The takes are very hard. Almost a smash.

[MarkK]

I like the occasional tying challenge. Here's an attempt: