A great article on the Mantis Shrimp from creator of the fly, Bob Veverka, is up at Deneki Outdoors. Check it out.
- This is Mantis
- The Mantis, all fly-like
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Tags: Bob Ververka, bonefishing, Deneki Outdoors, Flies, Mantis Shrimp
Dude, sweet fly, and one I recommend every bonefisher have in their box – from #8 to #2. In fact, it is the inspiration for my own Usual, (which you’ve already posted a pic of). I just tied it sparser (to imitate the grass shrimp here), flipped it over (to hide the shine of the hook), and added a weed guard. Bingo: magic, baby. Still, the original works everywhere from Islamorada to Andros, Mexico to Belize, and Cayman to Cuba.