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oh, i see. but thos would work for trout in the streams. How big do you make them.

They are only 2-3 inches long.

 

Kimo

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I do a bunch of clousers in very similar colors for Peacock bass down here in south Florida...

Hook rides down and great action during swim test. Put on the Large Mardi Gras beadchain to push a bit more water. Peacocks must be cannibals, too. Yellow Perch juveniles are on the menu here. Think I saw your clousers here or on another site.

 

Taking the 5th on acquisition of the plastic beads

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Mark,
A wiper is a hybrid between a white bass and a striped bass.



Micro Game Changer Pheasant Tail Rump Dyed Olive

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Kimo

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Okay guys, I just finished a batch of these terible looking shrimp patterns.

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Yeah, they look a little off. How do I improve them. I need them for rockfish.

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Sorry, you're still taking out-of-focus pictures that don't show enough detail to help you fix anything.

So ...

What size shrimp are you trying to duplicate? What "attitude"? Fleeing or feeding? The fly you posted, if I see it correctly, appears to be a feeding squid, with the tentacles at the hook eye, so it's swimming "mouth first".

 

This is one of my favorite patterns. (Because it's made with inexpensive materials, I suppose)

 

https://thefeatherbender.com/2013/04/16/fly-tying-course-14-the-ribbon-shrimp/

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I want you to try something. When I take pictures of flies, I almost always lay them on a surface. Rarely are they in the vise. If they are in the vise, there's a surface right behind it. I believe you're camera/phone is auto-focusing on something in the background. Try laying a fly on a surface, and taking the picture that way. See if the focus is better that way.

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