I know an Andros South junkie. This bonefish addict rolls over to the casa one evening, and over some cheap pizza starts spilling his secrets.
I also know a loudmouth…me! So I’m coughing up one of these precious tips. It’s Paulson’s Bunky Shrimp, a dead sexy Idylwilde pattern I was told is one of the must-have flies for the southernmost part of The Bahamas. After checking this fly out, however, I realized I’d like to have a few in tan (they’re offered from the factory in just pink), and maybe a bit bigger. So I brewed up my own.
They’ve been tied a little sparser than normal – in size #2 I think they are already have good profile yet remain light enough for the shallow flats we’ll be hucking across most FIBFest days. I used thicker eyes (out of 60lb mono, since that’s all I had), and tossed a little blaze orange thread on the back for a spawn sack of sorts. What’s the body composed of? Quite possibly THE toughest material to find, and I wound up placing a lot of calls for a lot of samples before making the score.
The source? That I WILL keep a secret for now.
MG signing off (and watching my back because I ran my mouth)
Editor’s note: Yes, that’s the infamous 957 Vise in the picture. Still kickin’ baby!
Nice… very nice. I’ve been tying up my own variation of that for a few nights now and I am really looking forward to casting a few at some nice bones. That does look like a winner.
Nice tie.
Tks. BTW: did you find the secret ingredient (can’t tell from your pic)?
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Nope… Just used EZ Body. Still looks good though.
I’m thinking I know what that stuff is… but since it’s a secret…
Sshh!
That place still haunts me…
I’m going to sneak out to the airstrip,
sans rods n’ reels,and maybe even in a sea kayak. Gonna plant the Hammerzilla flag on that desolate shoal, warning people to stay away, and thenwatch my hands bleedsay a little prayer.Pingback: Andros FIBFest 2011 | Fishing Bloggers on South Andros