{"product_id":"christmas-island-gotcha","title":"Christmas Island Gotcha","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Gotcha, tuned for Kiritimati. When the guides at Christmas Island took Jim McVay's original Bahamas Gotcha to the flats off Kiribati, they discovered that the exceptionally spooky, gin-clear-water bones there wanted a slightly different look — a bigger red hot spot at the head to trigger the eat, a sparser wing to reduce splashdown, and just a whisper of flash to catch the equatorial sun without spooking fish that spend their entire lives in twelve inches of water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Christmas Island Gotcha is the result. Same fundamental Gotcha silhouette, but the head-forward orange thread band is enlarged, the pearl mylar body shows through as underflash, the wing is thinner tan craft fur, and just a few strands of holographic flash tie in at the wing base. Small silver bead-chain eyes. Hand-tied on Gamakatsu SL11-3H — the 3X-strong tin-plated saltwater hook that stays sharp through a full Christmas Island week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat eats it:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bonefish first. The Christmas Island Gotcha is arguably the single most-fished pattern on Kiritimati. Small permit will inhale it. Redfish and specks on the marsh treat it like a shrimp. Baby tarpon in the mangroves. Sheepshead when they're picky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to fish it:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lead the fish six to eight feet in front of and above the fly's landing zone, let the fly settle to the bottom without any strip, then start short, sharp strips with pauses. The Gotcha darts and drops — most eats come on the drop. Watch for the flare. Strip-set hard on the eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePair with the Gotcha Light\u003c\/strong\u003e as your main bonefish pattern set. The Christmas Island Gotcha handles the spookiest fish and the brightest sun; the standard Gotcha handles everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e #4. Hand-tied on Gamakatsu SL11-3H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuild a Bahamas box.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fish this fly with the rest of the FINATICS bonefish set:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/finaticsflyco.com\/products\/crazy-charlie\"\u003eCrazy Charlie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/finaticsflyco.com\/products\/gotcha-light\"\u003eGotcha Light (bead chain)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/finaticsflyco.com\/products\/gotcha-heavy\"\u003eGotcha Heavy (lead eye)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/finaticsflyco.com\/products\/x-mas-charlie\"\u003eX-Mas Charlie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/finaticsflyco.com\/products\/crazy-charlie-light-bead-chain\"\u003eCrazy Charlie Light (bead chain, pink)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/finaticsflyco.com\/products\/bonefish-puff\"\u003eBonefish Puff\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Finatics Fly Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641141399789,"sku":"XMAS-ISLAND-GOTCHA-TAN-4","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/6029\/3613\/files\/Christmas-Island-Gotcha.jpg?v=1788658945","url":"https:\/\/finaticsflyco.com\/products\/christmas-island-gotcha","provider":"Finatics Fly Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}