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How To Tie: Kendrick’s Bama Crab

Difficulty: intermediate

55% difficulty

Time: 10-15 minutes

60% timely

Cost: average

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Imitates: shrimp, crab, ambiguous/something tasty

Target species: bonefish, permit, redfish, seatrout

Where to fish: flats, backcountry

Notes: Video variation is a great redfish fly, tie in tan and substitute for a less flashy dubbing for bonefish and permit

About the fly:

How to tie Kendrick’s Bama Crab. Kendrick’s Bama Crab is the bottom of the food chain for a redfish (that’s a good thing). This larger Kwan variation has the impressionistic profile and movement to fool fish in clear and off-color water. Pay attention to how Cory splays the rubber legs as it’s an easy way to keep your bug clean and simple, and to get more movement out of your materials.

This fly in sand and tan also makes a great larger bonefish fly and jigging permit fly.

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To flatten tie-in end of weedguard:

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