Description

The Articulated Shank is an innovative, new fly tying item, created by the Flymen Fishing Company of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA designed to simplify the tying of articulated flies.

It can be used as a simple component in different styles of articulated flies such as single-hook and two-hook articulated streamers, poppers and sliders. It is also used for streamers that use a free-swinging stinger hook such as Intruder-style salmon and steelhead flies.

The small shanks are ideal for wiggle tailed damsel and Lure patterns.

• Easy-and-fast tying process.
• Increases tail action – Increases the overall fly length.
• Reduces the leverage a hooked fish typically places on a fly.
• Eliminates the need to “sacrifice a hook” to make a shank (cutting off the hook at the bend).
• 3 Shank lengths (20mm, 35mm and 55mm)
• 20 Shanks per pack
• Typically for streamer flies (7.5cm) and longer
• Wire diameter fits hook sizes starting from about #4 up to 3/0
• Will fit the Fish-Skull (SM, M and L sizes) and the Fish-Skull and Sculpin Helmets
• The high strength, stainless spring steel shank can be used in saltwater.