Fred H. 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 I left off the tail pieces to allow the fly to swim straight and make it easier to tie in the mono weed guard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishypieter 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Sweet looking bait Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peterjay 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Fred, this one might be my all-time favorite of all your patterns, and that's really saying something. No fish in his right mind's gonna pass that one up. Masterful tie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytyer56 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Fred, awesome looking little craw. You won't be able to keep the fish off of that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 So how do I go about receiving a set of Freds flies to frame up and stare at in AWE? Agree with PJ, this ones right up there with the best of the realistic flies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fred H. 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Thanks Fishypieter, Peter,Flytyer56, and Piker. This pattern is still evolving . It changes a little each time I tie it but I kinda pleased with the way this one turned out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin'Jam 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Kick ass fly! To make it fishable for me i would have to make it hook point up as i would snag it first cast and have to go and swim to get it back, maybe some weight to get it down and point up. Smallies in the rocks would chew it to pieces. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fred H. 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Kick ass fly! To make it fishable for me i would have to make it hook point up as i would snag it first cast and have to go and swim to get it back, maybe some weight to get it down and point up. Smallies in the rocks would chew it to pieces. Thanks . It has a mono weed guard tied underneath and a couple pieces of .025 lead for weight. With the legs and claws it still falls pretty slow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin'Jam 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 More fishable than i thought! The small claws and lack of tail are great, these can cause the fly to spin if too big. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fred H. 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 More fishable than i thought! The small claws and lack of tail are great, these can cause the fly to spin if too big. Thanks, my thinking also. I patterned this off of a live crawfish I caught. Width ,length ...etc are as close as I could get them. And being tied with mono being the primary commponent it is very tough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AK Skim 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Outstanding tie and pattern you have there. Â Usually when you see something that good you can rightly say it is a fly that catches people. Â Also true for that one is it will catch fish as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chefben4 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Wow. Fred that thing is incredible! Never surprised what you come up with! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fred H. 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2013 Thanks AK and Ben . Ben ,I just took a look at your blog.....looks great , keep it up. Fred Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2013 ooooooooooo That's a bluegill catcher if I've ever seen one!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2013 Great fly bro that ranks right up there with your frog slider no doubt it will catch fish and it is a true testament on how versitile that technique is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
