Buggy Crab

By playing with mixture of different color fibers.. you can easily tie up different type of crab pattern.. don’t need to color with marker and these synthetic fibers absorb very minimal water so make it light to cast… and moves ( alive ) in the water…

Saltwater wide gap hook

Mixed of Baitfish and predator fibers

Mono eye

Pink ICE flash

Rubber legs

Dumbbell

Epoxy and UV resin

 Prepare the thread base and tie in some pink ICE flash or dubbing

 Tie in a pair of rubber leg

 tie in the mono eye

 Tie in the dumbbell at the middle of the hook

 Tie in the pincer

 Turn over and tie in the mixture of Baitfish and predator fiber in V shape

 Then turn over and tie in the 1st pair for rubber legs

 Tie in some white color fibers ( crabs always have a white base )

 Turn over and tie in the 2nd layer of fibers

 Turn over and repeat the same steps, tie in rubber legs and fibers

Tie in the 3rd layer of fibers

 Repeat the same steps and tie in the 3rd and 4th pair of rubber legs

 Turn over and get ready for the 4th layer of fibers

 Tie in the 4th layer of fibers

 Trim the excess fibers

 Trim the crab… top and bottom to the shape

 view from top when it’s done

View from bottom when it’s done

Cheers and happy tying… 🙂