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Cone Crab

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Published on May 13. 2020 - 4 years ago
Updated or edited 4 years ago

Crab flies

Bonefish flies

Fishing the tropics for bonefish is strictly addictive, and it is hard to find a more perfect species to target with a flyrod than the bonefish… strong, shallow water and spooky is some of the words to put on the bonefish.In this video Mathias “Tuben” Ibsen is tying his favourite fly for targeting crab-eating bonefish and other species of the flats like permit, triggers and off course bonefish.

Originator

Ahrex Hooks

Primordial Bonefish Stew

This saltwater variation of Trevor Tanner’s Primordial Carp Stew works very well at fooling large spooky bonefish in shallow water

Dec 30. 2021

Kwan Fly

Kwan flys are a loose representation of a cross between a shrimp and a crab. They work great for saltwater fish that target Crustaceans.

Aug 2. 2021

Raghead Crab

This is a Crab that is on most Yucatan and Belizean lodges fly lists, and for good reason it has accounted for hundreds of permit and bonefish.

Jan 2. 2018

EP Blue Crab

This crab fly pattern mimics a small blue crab and is very effective for permit and redfish.

May 17. 2023

The Prefab Shrimp

My shrimp patterns have always been pretty impressionistic. That was until I saw a video using some pre-made legs… then I dug into my stash, and a fairly realistic shrimp emerged

Jul 17. 2022

Canvas Crab

As everyone knows crab-like means moving sideways, not forwards or backwards. The Canvas Crab fly moves sideways as crab flies should.

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