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Step 1:
Bend the eye of your hook
Step 2:
Tie on your dumbbell eyes and wrap your thread back.
Step 3:
Tie on your tail.
Step 4:
Tie on mono eyes
(Click Here for a short video on how to make mono eyes)
Step 5:
Tie on a tuft of marabou.
Step 6:
Tie on your first body segment.
Step 7:
Tie on your first set of legs.
Step 8:
Tie on your second body segment.
Step 9:
Tie on your second set of legs.
Step 10:
Tie on your third body segment.
Step 11:
Tie on your third and final set of legs.
Step 12:
Tie on your final body segment and whip finish.
Step 13:
Now trim and shape the crab body
(hint, use hackle pliers to hold the legs out of your way while you trim the body)
Step 14:
Use permanent markers to color your crab fly just the way you like!
Here's a shot from the underside of this crab fly...
Now, its time to go fishing and enjoy your well tied crab fly!
5 comments:
do tarpon eat crab flies?
tarpon love crabs and i'll bet they would eat crab flies. i have not gotten into the habit of fishing for tarpon with crab flies but it sure makes sense, good luck!
This is a great fly tying video and blog, thank you. I love fly fishing with crab flies!!!
It is pretty impressive and I bet that you can catch a lot of carnivorous fishes with it.
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