[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y three FlyMen Articulated Shank packets in lengths of 20mm, 35mm and 55mm arrived a week or more ago, but largemouth bass and hybrid bass were showing signs of gathering nearby to my new Atlanta address so I put-off tying until bad weather returned.
Being a Division III tyer I wasn’t quite sure how to incorporate the articulated shank into the pattern I envisioned. My goal was dark brown a leech-like pattern. So, off to the internet I went to watch several videos. The one below from Catch is the best I was able to find. It isn’t necessarily the exact fly pattern that provided the learning but it was the technique and how to use it that really helped.
Bug Eyed Bugger by CatchFlyFishing:
Recipe Rear Section
Hook: Dai Riki 810 Bass hook
Thread: Brown 210 denier
Tail: Yellow and brown marabou
Body: Rootbeer Estaz
Rib: Copper brown wire brassie size
Hackle: Yellow and brown schlappen
Recipe Front Section
Shank: Flymen short articulated shank
Thread: Brown 210 denier
Rib: Copper brown wire brassie size
Hackle: Yellow and brown schlappen
Legs: Barred gold and brown rubber hackle
Collar: Brown rabbit hair (dubbing loop)
Head: Fish mask (Flymen Fishing Co.) with 3D eyes
