Hi Martyn . Nice crab pattern. Most of the crabs I tye are a pain in the buttocks! This looks a lot easier to make. Think's for sharing your abilities and God bless. Walter
Great looking crab Martyn. Lots of steps, but the end results are well worth the effort. The leg puller is killer! I don't know how many of the stainless wire ones I've broken. I'm going to make a couple of the needle and mono ones this evening.
Michael Nowak I'm not sure if you'll get the shape from E-Z body because of the amount of expansion but you could try it. It's worth looking on ebay for expanding cable sleeving too Happy new year Martyn
If you are in the UK when you replied, surely it's time for you to go to bed. Hogmanay celebrations, notwithstanding. I live in the US, so I should be able to get the Flexo tubing in 1/8 inch w/o too much difficulty. On appearance, this fly does not seem to stand out from the multitude of other crab fly patterns. But the guides on Alphonse swear by it, and I have had really good success with it. looking at it, I thought the fly would be nigh on impossible to tie, until I saw you video instructions, so thanks so much. Michael Nowak
Hi Martyn . Nice crab pattern. Most of the crabs I tye are a pain in the buttocks! This looks a lot easier to make. Think's for sharing your abilities and God bless. Walter
Good video, and nice pattern. Thanks for pointing out the purpose of the fly's body is to let the sand below show through, making it universal.
Thanks, glad it was useful
Great looking crab Martyn. Lots of steps, but the end results are well worth the effort. The leg puller is killer! I don't know how many of the stainless wire ones I've broken. I'm going to make a couple of the needle and mono ones this evening.
charles mc farlane thanks Charles, can see these killing it in Okinawa. Actually quite easy to tie if a bit time consuming
Nice tie Martyn.
Thanks Peter
Thanks for sharing
Great fly and very neat tying, too.
Where did you get that cauterizing tool?
Just my local fly shop, it's called a fly tier's hot tip
Nice pattern , where did you get the 3 m dumbbell eyes from. I can only find small ones.
Hi, I think I got them from tungstenbeads.com
Do you always tie them with the orange bead?
Almost always, although a matte finish similar to the overall colour is also good
The tubing looks very similar to E-Z Body. Is the latter a good substitute? It is certainly easier to come by.
Michael Nowak
Michael Nowak I'm not sure if you'll get the shape from E-Z body because of the amount of expansion but you could try it. It's worth looking on ebay for expanding cable sleeving too
Happy new year
Martyn
If you are in the UK when you replied, surely it's time for you to go to bed. Hogmanay celebrations, notwithstanding.
I live in the US, so I should be able to get the Flexo tubing in 1/8 inch w/o too much difficulty.
On appearance, this fly does not seem to stand out from the multitude of other crab fly patterns. But the guides on Alphonse swear by it, and I have had really good success with it. looking at it, I thought the fly would be nigh on impossible to tie, until I saw you video instructions, so thanks so much.
Michael Nowak
Michael Nowak I'm actually in Japan at the moment so it's mid-day. It's a much easier fly than a lot of people think, happy tying.
What's the name of the tool you are using to cut the tube at the hookeye? Where can I buy this?
It's a cauterizing tool, but is sold as the fly tyer's hot tip. most fly shops will be able to get it if you ask them.
I'm tying the Flexocrab since 2016, the needle and the use of a cauterizing tool makes it much easier for me. Thank You!
You're very welcome, I'm glad it has helped you out
what size (diameter) is the flyflex tubing?
You can uses 1/8" or 1/4" depending on how big you want the crab
Where did you end up ordering the tubing from?
Benjamin McConnell I got it from eBay but the main stockist is wirecare.com
@@flickingfeathers Are you using PTN0.13BE
Flexo® PET - tubing from wirecare?
@@jimcivitarese9585 SOrry for the delay Jim, just saw this. I use the 1/8th fly flex from wire care.