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A Perfectly Boiled Shrimp

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"A Perfectly Boiled Shrimp" was tied by Salmonfly.Net contributor Rune Westphal, from Frederiksvaerk, Denmark. Rune lives near some of the best seatrout flyfishing-shores in Denmark. Read more about Rune at The Flies of Rune Westphal.

The slide show above is a Step-by Step pictorial of instructions of how to tie "A Perfectly Boiled Shrimp". Click on "Next Step" to advance the slides. If you have any questions about this please send them to the webmaster and he will get you an answer from Rune.

Name	A Perfectly Boiled Shrimp
Category	Seatrout
Hook	Tiemco TMC 8089N # 8
Thread	Uni-thread, Nylon
Tail (mouthparts):	Mallard flank tied on top of the soft marabou from the same feathers, in Hot pink
Butt	STF Dubbing, or Lite Brite, pink
Rib	Nylon or flourcarbon 0,15mm
Weight	Tungsten or lead
Eyes	Black nylon Shrimp/crab eyes
Legs	Transparent flexible oval silicone 0,5mm
Feelers	polarbear, pink, long over short (use less of the long fibers)
Body	Wool from pink polar bear mixed with STF or pink Litebrite
Carapace	Thin skin, transparent
Color-finish	Orvis Matches pencil crimson red, yellow and black used for legs and back
Varnish	Floo Gloo

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