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jptrout

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Messing with crabs
« on: March 14, 2010, 10:37:20 AM »

Haven't been happy with available crab patterns so with some free time this morning made these. Now if I can just have an occasion to use them...

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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2010, 11:56:12 AM »

   Very nice Jerry, So what are you going to call 'em
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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2010, 01:03:13 PM »

Cool!

Ryan

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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2010, 04:26:02 PM »

Nice looking flies.  What species do you target with them?
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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2010, 04:52:29 PM »

Don't redfish eat them? Mebbe a sheepshead if I stumble on one in shallow water like down in the Lagoon. I was just messin around.
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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2010, 04:55:26 PM »

Gosh, when you said "messing with Crabs", I was worried.  I was thinking you were hitting one of those seedy bars in Green Cove.  After looking at the pictures and reading the posts, I feel better.

What is your recipe?  They look nice, did you have any luck yet?
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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2010, 06:41:29 PM »

They look good!  I was wondering if you had a trip lined up for bonefish or something.  I think they will also work for reds and sheepshead, but my first though was bonefish.
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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2010, 07:56:59 PM »

Look pretty good Jerry,  How about posting the recipe if you don't mind.
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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2010, 08:34:19 PM »

Well, gents...they are dead easy as it turns out. It takes a 1/0 hook for the 7/8" tan "crab coins" (which are sticky backed), some extra small black dumb bell eyes, some Puglisi crab claws, Puglisi crab and shrimp eyes and  sili-legs...in this case fire tipped pumpkin. Hook in vise, spiral thread from eye down onto start of hook bend, far enough so that the crab coin will fit on the hook. Secure dumb bell eyes, spiral 1/3 of way towards eye. Attach first crab eye here...choose a sexy angle off the side of the hook( slanted backwards), sticking out far enough to clear the coin, and secure with figure 8 wraps, DO NOT cut off excess yet. Spiral forward another 1/3 of the hook shank and do the other eye but pointing forwards. NOw fold the eye butts against the hook shank, the aft one forward and forward one aft as they naturally want to go and cover with thread wraps between the 2 eyes (middle third of the hook shank), cut off excess. The eyes are now quite secure. Take the claws and secure them midway between the eyes, same side of the hook, spiral thread fore and aft so that the claws stick out outside of the 2 eyes. Turn the hook upside down, since this is how it will ride in the water, and attach 4-6 (however many you want) sili-legs in the middle of the hook right on top separating the legs on either side of the hook. Tie off the thread and snip it, middle front, doesn't matter. Now smear some super glue (I used the gel type) top and bottom and put the coin on the top of the hook, just behind the eye. Quick flip the fly over, distribute the legs as you want them and stick the other coin on top, firmly pressing them together, trim legs to your desired length and it's done. Much easier to do than to describe. I can tie 3 in the time it took me to type this. Innovate and substitute as you wish which is how these came about. Hope I didn't leave anything important out   ;D
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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2010, 01:50:28 PM »

so you never answered my question, What are you gonna call 'em?  How about  JP's Dancin' Crab?
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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2010, 02:40:20 PM »

The Lindsey Lohan  ?
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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2010, 03:39:50 PM »

Oh! Sorry Dave...I don't know that they warrant a name since they are a hodge podge of parts and not really so different from everything else out there! The Lindsey Lohan? Interesting...heh heh
Never really gave any thought to having to name something!
Oddly I have another fly for freshwater that never got a name either. I tied it to imitate an emerging green drake mayfly, specifically on the Beaverkill River that I used to fish alot. Again, I blended techniques and styles that I like from different other flies to get what I wanted. Amazingly it was/is VERY successful. I had these sophisticated Beaverkill brown trout chasing it down stream to get it! First time it happened, all I saw was a big white mouth behind it and I about jumped out of my skin! It's great when an idea works. I hope to get a chance to test the crab one of these days.
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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2010, 08:22:11 AM »

Any fish caught on them yet?
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Re: Messing with crabs
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2010, 10:13:28 AM »

Some day a red will venture too close to me and then we will see :)
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