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Crimp Merkin

Crab · Permit · Redfish · Bonefish · Intermediate · 1 version

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

Charlie's Fly Box dressing

  • Hook TIEMCO TMC 811S, 1/0-2
  • Thread CHARTREUSE 6/0

Materials

  • WEIGHT Medium lead dumbbell eyes
  • TAIL TWO WIDE ROOSTER HACKLES

How to tie it

  1. Mount the hook and lash the lead dumbbell eyes near the eye on top of the shank so the crab rides point-up and lands hook-up on the bottom.
  2. At the bend tie in two splayed ginger hackle tips as pincers with a few strands of pearl flash between them.
  3. Tie a set of rubber legs figure-8 across the midpoint of the shank, tips colored red.
  4. Tie in segments of craft yarn square (perpendicular) to the shank, working forward and packing them tight to the eyes.
  5. Whip finish behind the hook eye.
  6. Trim the yarn body flat into a teardrop/wedge shape so it sinks level and crab-like.

Tying videos

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