Ed Belasky's Crab
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Ed Belasky's Crab (top)
Ed Belasky's Crab (bottom)
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Originator: Ed Belasky, Fly: Deb Duran, Photographs: Hans Weilenmann
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Hook: |
Trey Combs 6/0 |
| Thread: |
Olive |
| Body: |
Olive spun deer hair cut body to shape and add color with permanent markers |
| Feelers: |
Brown Tubing glue to body with zap a dap a goo II (or similar goop) |
| Eyes: |
Melt monofiliment to form small balls and paint with black nail polish glue to body with zap a dap a goo |
| Claws: |
Brown suede cut to shape of claws, sealed with polyurethane and shaped to dry. After the claws have dried overnight color with permanent markers. If needed coat again with a light coating of clear nail polish. |
| Legs: |
Knotted black tubing |
Tying instructions:
Put a small puddle of zap a dap a goo on the bottom of the crab and put two monofilament tails extending from the back of the crab.
Position claws next followed by the legs. Put more goo covering where the legs and the claws meet and sprinkle a mixture of copper and green fine glitter on the goop. Let it dry.
When fishing the crab attach small weights to the monofilament extending from the rear of the crab to help pull the crab to the bottom and make the crab "walk" on the bottom. (attach the weight loose enough to slide off the monofilament if the fly gets caught in the rocks don't knot the monofilament)
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