skeet3t 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2021 Captain Bob, those are nice flies. Bonefish? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Bob LeMay 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2021 Yep, these are on #4 Mustad 34007 hooks and in a size or two larger - small permit.... I've been thinking about a version that would pretty closely imitate a sand flea (mole crab) without those sili legs legs and with a very short maribou tail.. This pattern, I believe was originally meant for fishing the Turneffe Islands in the Caribbean. I got regular orders for it back when I was tying for shops in south Florida... I haven't had much use for them in the backcountry of the Everglades where you'll never see a bonefish until you're halfway between Flamingo and Islamorada (we fish the dark waters to the north of that area and are rarely found in Florida Bay...). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie1947 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 3:19 PM, Capt Bob LeMay said: What Philly describes is exactly what I found with rubber legs... all those years ago - so I just quit using them. When Sili-legs came along they were exactly what I needed. Yes, they'll tear and break - but they won't cause the problems that rubber did. Here's a pic of one pattern I do that uses the Sili-legs - my version of Mathews Turneffe crab... Capt Bob, Where are you finding Sili-legs? Thanks Sir! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie1947 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2021 Forgive me! I found them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
