Shrimp Tubes Brass

Shrimp tubes are an excellent choice for a variety of fly designs.  Brass Shrimp Tubes have a bit of weight to them, to get them down quick in pocket water or fast flows. Another way to fish the brass shrimp tubes is in slow flows in combination with a floating line and a long leader. This is a good method for slow winter water that is deep. The floating line setup will create the needed swing speed, while the brass shrimp tube keeps the fly down where you want it.

Brass Shrimp Tubes are available in four sizes: 10mm, 14mm, 19mm and 25mm. We produce them in two variations; one with a flange and one without a flange. For fly designs without a cone head the flanged variation is the obvious choice. For designs with a cone both the flanged and the no flange variations will work and the choice depends on preference.

Common flies that are great to tie with Shrimp Tubes include the Frances, Tippet Shrimp, Ally's Shrimp, Snaeldas, Franc 'n Snaeldas, etc. Another good use of the Shrimp Tube is for small saltwater crustacean designs. The 25mm tubes are great for Chinook (King) Salmon flies that need a bit of weight to get down.

The inside hole diameter is 1.85mm to allow for 1.8mm tubes.  The 1.8mm liner tube will allow the use of our cones with 2mm hole.  The tubes are ribbed to prevent sliding of the materials.  10 per pack.

We have a video on how to tie our Franc 'n Snaelda variations. The video shows how the Shrimp Tubes is used and you can view it here (link to youtube vid). You can also read a step-by-step instruction on how to tie the Franc 'n Snaelda “Bulkley” here (link to Skeena Fly Zone blog article)

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