{"product_id":"gotcha-light","title":"Gotcha Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe original. Jim McVay tied the first Gotcha in the Bahamas in the 1980s after breaking off a bonefish on a fly cut from an airline seatbelt, and the pattern has anchored every serious bonefish fly box in the world ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the Light version — silver bead-chain eyes for a soft entry and slow sink. When bones are tailing in skinny water and you need the fly to land like a piece of the flat instead of a rock, bead chain is the answer. It also rides hook-point up, so you can strip through turtle grass and marl without collecting weeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery fly is built on a Gamakatsu SL11-3H — 3X-strong tin-plated saltwater hook, sharp out of the package, and stays sharp through a full trip. Pink thread hot spot at the head, pearl mylar body, craft fur wing, and holographic flash tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo proven colors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTan\u003c\/strong\u003e — the universal Gotcha color. Matches spawning shrimp, marl bottoms, and tan sand. Start here on any flat, anywhere.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePearl\u003c\/strong\u003e — for bright sun, white sand, and clear water. When the light is high and the fish are spooky, white gets eaten when tan gets refused.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat eats it:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bonefish primarily. Small permit will inhale a Gotcha in the right size. Baby tarpon in mangrove creeks. Redfish and specks on the marsh will crush the tan version. Sheepshead when a shrimp is what they want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to fish it:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lead the fish six to eight feet. Let the fly settle to the bottom before the first strip. Short, sharp strips with pauses — the fly darts and drops. Most eats come on the drop. When the fish flares or turns, strip-set hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePair with the Gotcha Heavy\u003c\/strong\u003e when you need to punch through wind or fish deeper flats — same pattern, lead eyes for faster sink. Every Bahamas box needs both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e #4 (Tan, Pearl) and #6 (Tan). 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-heavy\"\u003eGotcha Heavy (lead eye)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/finaticsflyco.com\/products\/christmas-island-gotcha\"\u003eChristmas Island Gotcha\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":"Tan \/ #4","offer_id":53930997252393,"sku":"GOTCHA-LIGHT-TAN-4","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tan \/ #6","offer_id":53930997285161,"sku":"GOTCHA-LIGHT-TAN-6","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ #4","offer_id":53930997317929,"sku":"GOTCHA-LIGHT-PEARL-4","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/9860\/3049\/files\/gotcha-light-hires-v2.jpg?v=1789300946","url":"https:\/\/www.mancaveandapparel.com\/products\/gotcha-light","provider":"Man Cave And Apparel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}