CrustaceanadvancedFlorida Keys & South Florida
Flexo Crab
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Available Sizes#2 - #6
Color Variations
TanOliveCream
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Forgotten Coast Fly Co.
Matched on Florida Keys & South Florida, crustacean flies, bonefish. Florida Panhandle and Gulf Coast shop lead for inshore saltwater patterns.
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Salty Fly Tying
Matched on Florida Keys & South Florida, crustacean flies, bonefish. Drew Chicone's saltwater tying catalog and learning hub, strongest for saltwater pattern validation.
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Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on crustacean flies, bonefish, crab. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
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Orvis Fly Catalog
Matched on crustacean flies, bonefish, crab. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.
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Sandbar Flies
Matched on crustacean flies, crab. Louisiana/Gulf Coast redfish and inshore signature tier lead.
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Visit sourceThe Flexo Crab is what happens when someone raids the electronics aisle for fly tying materials. The braided mesh tubing body is lighter than traditional patterns, casts like a dream, and creates a translucent, crab-shaped outline that permit find deeply convincing. It sheds water on the backcast, which means your loop stays tight even on the longest presentations. Modern engineering in service of ancient appetites.
Quick Facts
TypeCrustacean
Difficultyadvanced
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesPermit, Bonefish
Sizes#2 - #6
Best LocationsKey West Flats, FL; Marquesas Keys, FL; Content Keys, FL
Where to Fish It
Key West Flats
FL · Flats
Marquesas Keys
FL · Flats
Content Keys
FL · Flats
Map unavailable. Locations for Flexo Crab: Key West Flats, FL; Marquesas Keys, FL; Content Keys, FL
Related Reading
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The Grey Ghost: Bonefish Biology and Behavior
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species science
The Holy Grail: Why Permit Are the Ultimate Challenge
Permit are the most selective, most maddening, and most rewarding fish in saltwater fly fishing. They eat crabs, they refuse crabs, and the difference between those two outcomes is a mystery that has consumed anglers for decades. Here's what science and experience have taught us.
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