{"product_id":"willy-the-pimp","title":"Willy the Pimp","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was one of those days in the Keys when the idea of fishing was silly. The wind was up around 30 knots; it'd been blowing like that for days. Capt. Will Benson and I were in his workshop playing with tarpon patterns when our conversation wandered to redfish flies. Will rummaged around and pulled out this monster. Will is a renowned Key West captain fishing a couple hundred days a year but he spent his college years fishing the Mississippi Delta. At the time he had just released \"Drum\" that year's World Angling film so what was I to say about a redfish fly that was bigger and nastier than any I'd seen before. Still I had my doubts about the fly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mississippi River Delta a great fishery.  At the right time of year the big reds get up into the marsh, they eat big flies that can be seen in dark water. Willie the Pimp is big and the original chartreuse version is certainly visible. After leaving a sample kicking around the shop for a few months we figured a more ... realistic version might be nice so we worked up the white Willie the Pimp. White baitfish patterns often work for redfish. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilly the Pimp has more general uses, it's a great baitfish profile and has beautiful movement.  It has caught many stripers in the Northeast.  We put it on a 3\/0 Gamakatsu SS15, weight it with large stainless steel eyes then finish the head with our heavy fluorocarbon weed guard. It can sink, push water and bounce off of oyster bars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.S. Flies Inc.","offers":[{"title":"white \/ 3\/0","offer_id":54900862812459,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"chartreuse \/ 3\/0","offer_id":54900862845227,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0802\/4875\/files\/willyspimpwhite.jpg?v=1785585252","url":"https:\/\/ssflies.com\/products\/willy-the-pimp","provider":"S.S. Flies Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}