Brush eyes

Premade eyes for shrimp, crab and damsel nymph patterns don't come cheap. I actually considered them so expensive that I never used them. Until I thought of hairbrushes.

The Long Shrimp
Read about hair brush eyes

Hook:	Partridge GRS12 2-6
Thread	White 6/0 or Monocord
Antennae:	White bucktail and silver flash
Shell:	White bucktail and silver flash
Eyes:	Black from a hair brush
Rib:	Silver tinsel
Body/legs:	White arctic fox wool
Tying instructions: Start by covering the hook shank with thread Take a small bunch of bucktail and tie in as antennae - approx. one hook length. Do not cover butts with thread and do not trim them! Tie in 2-3 silver faslh straws folded over with the folded part towards the rear of the hook reaching to the tip of the bucktail tips. Again do not use more than a few turns of thread and do not trim the butts. Clip the folded flash to open it Fold the butts of bucktail and flash rearwards over the antennae to keep out of the way while continueing Prepare two hair brush eyes by bending them slightly just under the 'pupil' Tie in the eyes side by site on top of the hook shank Cover the eye butts with tying thread Varnish Tie in ribbing pointing to the rear of the hook Dub the hook shank to a tapered shape using coarse arctic fox fur Fold the butts of bucktail and flash forwards over the body. Leave two straws of flash as longer antennae Tie down the butts just behind the hook eye Trim butts close to the hook eye Rib tightly over the dubbing and bucktail/flash 'shell' Trim ribbing Whip finish and varnish Tease out legs with a velcro teaser. Watch out for the 'shell' Trim the legs and long flash antennae if needed