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 New crab fly idea
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01/20/15 06:25 PM
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WildSide18cc
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Well I've come to a conclusion that this south Texas weather is in need of a change. I've been thinking about big hawaiian ninefosh again and I see my wallet becoming empty in the near future. I couldn't help but think of Meades flies ( if yall don't knoe Rob Meade take a chance to look him up) so I started to ply out away to tie the gutless crab. Not bad for my first attempt I saw several mistakes I made during the tying process but it's in the works. I just need to cost with epoxy and she will be good to go! Hope yall enjoy, mahalo!
-Vincent
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Re: New crab fly idea
[Re: WildSide18cc]
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01/21/15 05:53 AM
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moonriver
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kind funny look. I bet it will catch fish. 
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Re: New crab fly idea
[Re: WildSide18cc]
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01/21/15 12:11 PM
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George Glazener
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Well I've come to a conclusion that this south Texas weather is in need of a change. I've been thinking about big hawaiian ninefosh again and I see my wallet becoming empty in the near future. I couldn't help but think of Meades flies ( if yall don't knoe Rob Meade take a chance to look him up) so I started to ply out away to tie the gutless crab. Not bad for my first attempt I saw several mistakes I made during the tying process but it's in the works. I just need to cost with epoxy and she will be good to go! Hope yall enjoy, mahalo!
-Vincent Vincent, heres a photo of a few of Rob Meades "Gutless Frogs, that he sent me a number of years ago. Great idea from an Aussie friend! Rob is a great innovative fly tyer but i did not have the skills to duplicate his flies. I need to get back in touch with him. George Rob's Gutless bugs:  My bugs" 
Last edited by George Glazener; 01/23/15 12:57 PM. Reason: Correct photos
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Re: New crab fly idea
[Re: WildSide18cc]
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01/21/15 02:46 PM
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RexW
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Vincent, are you using foam for the body of this crab pattern? If yes, how do you get it to sink to the bottom?
George, does that frog pattern use a plastic worm style hook to get the hook to stay at that angle?
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Re: New crab fly idea
[Re: RexW]
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01/21/15 03:14 PM
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George Glazener
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Vincent, are you using foam for the body of this crab pattern? If yes, how do you get it to sink to the bottom?
George, does that frog pattern use a plastic worm style hook to get the hook to stay at that angle?
Rex, Rob has a neat little trick that uses a piece of mono inserted horizontally to prevent the hook from changing angle. Never knew about that until I reverse engineered one of his flies. Hope I didn't tell Rob's secret...
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Re: New crab fly idea
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01/21/15 03:28 PM
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RexW
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Re: New crab fly idea
[Re: WildSide18cc]
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01/21/15 04:49 PM
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George Glazener
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Well I've come to a conclusion that this south Texas weather is in need of a change. I've been thinking about big hawaiian ninefosh again and I see my wallet becoming empty in the near future. I couldn't help but think of Meades flies ( if yall don't knoe Rob Meade take a chance to look him up) so I started to ply out away to tie the gutless crab. Not bad for my first attempt I saw several mistakes I made during the tying process but it's in the works. I just need to cost with epoxy and she will be good to go! Hope yall enjoy, mahalo!
-Vincent Vincent, you may already have some of Rob's crab flies, but here's a couple more gutless bugs he sent me.. I'm not about to fish them - they are too pretty..    
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Re: New crab fly idea
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01/21/15 11:10 PM
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WildSide18cc
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Here is my second attempt at it, not sure what the back of his flies look like but I think I got the concept down appreciate any feedback thanks for looking! 
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Re: New crab fly idea
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01/22/15 12:19 AM
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moonriver
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This one is WAY BETTER! Here is my second attempt at it, not sure what the back of his flies look like but I think I got the concept down appreciate any feedback thanks for looking!
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Re: New crab fly idea
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01/23/15 04:16 PM
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Bowfin47
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Rob is a great guy... and one of the most innovative fly tyers to come along in a while.
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