Prey/Designing and Tying New Imitations of Fresh and Saltwater Forage Foods

by Richards, Carl; Gouse, Mike; Braendle, Bob

• ISBN13: 9781558213326
• ISBN10: 1558213325
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-02-01
• Publisher: Lyons Pr

Summary

Fifteen innovative techniques that can be used to imitate baitfish, crab, shrimp, and crayfish species.

Author Biography

Carl Richards is well known for his ability to create new fly patterns and methods for difficult gamefish

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Characteristics of a Successful Pattern	p. 1
A Systematic Method of Designing Realistic Prey Imitations	p. 5
Collection	p. 6
Photography	p. 9
Designing the Pattern	p. 12
Testing	p. 12
Fly-Tying Materials and their Properties	p. 15
Threads	p. 15
Hooks	p. 15
Cement	p. 16
Eyes	p. 17
Body Material	p. 17
Hair and Wing Material	p. 18
Feathers	p. 18
Tinsel-like Material	p. 18
Miscellaneous Material	p. 19
Fifteen Tying Techniques	p. 21
Baitfish Techniques	p. 21
Herring-shaped Fish	p. 21
Anchovies and Shiner-shaped Fish	p. 22
Mullet-shaped Fish	p. 23
Yarnhead	p. 24
Glass Minnows	p. 24
Pin Fish, Butterfish, Bluegill-shaped Fish	p. 24
Schlapen Technique	p. 25
Latex Tails	p. 25
Latex-bodied Fish Imitations	p. 25
Invertebrate Techniques	p. 26
Crabs	p. 26
Snapping Shrimp, Lobsters, Freshwater Crayfish	p. 27
Swimming Shrimp	p. 28
Shrimpy	p. 28
Mantis Shrimp	p. 28
Sea Urchins	p. 28
Tying Spanish Sardines and Scaled Sardines (Herring-shaped Fish)	p. 31
Tying Shiners, Anchovies, Sand Lace, and Silversides (Slim-shaped Fish)	p. 35
Tying Bonefish, Mullet, and Latex Tails (Round-bodied Fish)	p. 41
Tying Glass Minnows	p. 49
Tying Pin Fish and Mojarra (Bluegill-shaped Fish)	p. 53
Tying Spot-finned Mojarra (Schlapen Technique)	p. 57
Tying Little Brook Trout (Latex-bodied Technique)	p. 59
Tying Crabs (Atlantic Mole, Black-fingered Mud, Casa Blanca Blue, Green Reef, Pacific Mole, Common Blue, and Smooth Porcelain)	p. 63
Tying Snapping Shrimp, Crayfish, and Spiny Lobsters	p. 75
Tying Commercial Swimming Shrimp, Grass and Shore Shrimp	p. 85
Tying Mantis Shrimp	p. 91
Tying Sea Urchins	p. 101
Tying the Shrimpys	p. 105
Constructing an Attachable Weed Guard	p. 111
Tactics for Selective Fresh and Saltwater Gamefish Using Close Imitations	p. 117
Bibliography	p. 129
Index	p. 131
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