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Alphlexo Crab

Crab · Permit · Bonefish · Redfish · Intermediate · 3 versions

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

The Mission Fly Fishing Magazine dressing

  • Hook Ahrex SA210 Bob Clouser, 4
  • Thread Clea monofilament thread

Materials

  • Weight 4mm tungsten dumbell
  • Legs Suede chenille
  • Body Flexi Fly Body Tubing

How to tie it

  1. Mount the hook and lash dumbbell eyes on top near the eye so the fly rides hook-point-up.
  2. Thread 3-4 short lengths of micro chenille through a section of Flexo tubing so they splay as legs.
  3. Bind the tubing-and-legs bundle at the bend, flaring the shell over the hook.
  4. Add a pair of epoxy crab eyes at the rear on a short mono stalk.
  5. Build a small dubbing or chenille ball at the head to fill in behind the dumbbells.
  6. Whip finish and trim the legs to length.

Other versions

2 more in the app: Fly Fish Food Tie, variant 1, Fly Fish Food Tie, variant 2.

Tying videos

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