Thanks for posting this!! What’s a good starting point for fishing these? Float/inter/sink leader length size?? I need some confidence with these. I never seem to get a solid eat with a crab.
450 grain sinking line, 5-8’ 25 lbs fluoro leader. Wait in between strips, change your strips up. Takes are usually subtle, just a tick, so you have to be ready!
That’s how the original pattern is done, thus I do it too! Mono also fuses when glued with say super glue, so can make a really durable base. I use regular thread on them as well though, olive Danville waxed is a go to for me.
That’s not completely accurate. About 90% of green crabs dominant claw falls on the right, so there’s about 10% of green crabs with dominant left claws. So feel free to put the dominant feather on either side for accuracy!
Material list:
hook: Gamakatsu SL12S 1/0
mouth: olive craft fur
claws: barred olive hackle
eyes: burnt mono
thread: mono and olive
body: SF Blend - Olive
weight: Medium dumbell eyes
legs: barred Olive sili legs
You got it! Don’t forget some superglue!
Thanks for posting this!! What’s a good starting point for fishing these? Float/inter/sink leader length size??
I need some confidence with these. I never seem to get a solid eat with a crab.
450 grain sinking line, 5-8’ 25 lbs fluoro leader. Wait in between strips, change your strips up. Takes are usually subtle, just a tick, so you have to be ready!
Why the mono thread?
That’s how the original pattern is done, thus I do it too! Mono also fuses when glued with say super glue, so can make a really durable base. I use regular thread on them as well though, olive Danville waxed is a go to for me.
My Lawurance Waldron vice is the best.
Sweet way to tie in the legs and hackle. I always struggle tying them in the OG James way
Thank you!
Nice fly!
Thank you!
The larger Claw belongs on the Right = just for acuracy.
That’s not completely accurate. About 90% of green crabs dominant claw falls on the right, so there’s about 10% of green crabs with dominant left claws. So feel free to put the dominant feather on either side for accuracy!