CrustaceanintermediateGulf Coast & Emerald Coast
Kung Fu Crab
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Available Sizes#4 - #2
Color Variations
TanOliveBrownRust/Orange
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Signature tierStrong match
Sandbar Flies
Matched on Gulf Coast & Emerald Coast, crustacean flies, redfish. Louisiana/Gulf Coast redfish and inshore signature tier lead.
Gulf Coast & Emerald Coastcrustacean fliesredfish
Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
Sight Cast Fishing Co.
Matched on Gulf Coast & Emerald Coast, crustacean flies, redfish. Texas and Gulf Coast saltwater catalog focused on redfish and inshore sight-fishing.
Gulf Coast & Emerald Coastcrustacean fliesredfish
Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
Forgotten Coast Fly Co.
Matched on Gulf Coast & Emerald Coast, crustacean flies, redfish. Florida Panhandle and Gulf Coast shop lead for inshore saltwater patterns.
Gulf Coast & Emerald Coastcrustacean fliesredfish
Visit sourceSignature tierStrong match
Salty Fly Tying
Matched on Gulf Coast & Emerald Coast, crustacean flies, permit. Drew Chicone's saltwater tying catalog and learning hub, strongest for saltwater pattern validation.
Gulf Coast & Emerald Coastcrustacean fliespermit
Visit sourceBroad sourceStrong match
Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on crustacean flies, permit, crab. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
crustacean fliespermitcrab
Visit sourceThe Kung Fu Crab lands on the water with the silence of a martial arts master and sinks with the deliberate calm of something that knows exactly what it is doing. Rubber legs splay out on impact like a crab assuming a defensive posture, which is to say, the posture of something that is about to be eaten anyway. Redfish find this irresistible. Sheepshead find it inevitable.
Quick Facts
TypeCrustacean
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Target SpeciesRedfish, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Permit
Sizes#4 - #2
Best LocationsChandeleur Islands, LA; Mosquito Lagoon, FL; Destin, FL
Where to Fish It
Chandeleur Islands
LA · Flats
Mosquito Lagoon
FL · Flats
Destin
FL · Flats
Map unavailable. Locations for Kung Fu Crab: Chandeleur Islands, LA; Mosquito Lagoon, FL; Destin, FL
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