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Swimming Crab Apple

 
tied by striblue
Fly Type: General Saltwater,
Target Species: Striped Bass,
Recommended Region: Northeast US,
Imitation: Crabs,
Material List*:
Hook- 1/0 Varivas, Thread- 6/0 white danville, Body- Foam chip, Two ring neck pheasant feathers for the carapace; Mouth - Brown grizzly rabbit strip cut to shape and tied in with a few sprigs of Chartreuse cystal flash; Claws- two ring neck pheasant feathers..with black line down the middel to simulate opening;Eyes- Strung plastic beads.
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Tying Instructions: This is tyed the same way as the usual crab apple but there is no Lead dumbell weight or epoxy covering the carapace.very light.



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