Lybia Tessalatta,. This minute crab uses two anemones on its arms to catch edible bits. What an unusual symbiosis. The fingers of the dive guide for comparison show how tiny the crab is. By Pacificklaus Photography, 2009. Enjoy more of my photography in "Sex, Drugs and Scuba Diving".
Our stunning Velvet Crabs Print sees the Kings of the rockpool, the Velvet swimming crabs, flying through seagrass looking for sea snails. The lone starfish stays statue still as these feisty crustaceans have a reputation for giving a nasty nip. This is wall art with added wow factor! Bring a sense of underwater serenity to your walls with this atmospheric Carmine colourway. A real statement piece of artwork designed by up and coming artist & designer Jenny Evans. This stylish artwork will certainly bring your walls to life. Whether it is placed alone to really stand out or incorporated in to gallery wall - It's sure to provide a stunning focal point in your home. This is a limited edition print of a digitally created artwork, created on acid free, archival quality paper. Every print comes with a signed certificate of authenticity and you will own one of a run of only one hundred prints. Size: The print is available in 2 different sizes; 40x40cm or 50x50cm Delivery: Please allow up to 2 weeks for unframed prints. Jenny Evans is a British artist & designer. She loves nothing more than sitting in her garden on a sunny day, drawing insects, birds and other flora and fauna. Born in Devon, she studied textiles at Cardiff Metropolitan University and is inspired by nature, her love of the ocean and her adventures in Australia, India and Oman.
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OK, so here is a cold hard truth... a truth that produces an interesting dilemma for the bone fisherman: A good time to see what this fellow was eating. Every time I hook a bonefish that subsequently gets eaten by a shark or a 'cuda, I examine the contents of its stomach. I rarely,... let me re-phrase that, I never find anything but crabs in the stomach of a bonefish. They are usually nickel to dime-sized crabs that are a pale tan in color. Now this doesn't mean bonefish only eat crabs, but it sure as hell means they eat crabs... and it doesn't take a genius to figure out that they probably eat quite a few of them. There are 2 billion crab patterns available! I have tied or bought no more than half that number. Yet, most bonefishermen use SHRIMP pattetns to catch bonefish. But, we do not use shrimp because they are the main food source of a bonefish. I think we use shrimp patterns because bonefish do sometimes eat shrimp but more importantly, we use shrimp patterns because they are lighter and shrimp flies enter the water more quietly than crab flies. If what I say is true, what other species do you use flies that do not represent the predominant food source of their quarry because they are offer a better presentation? So the logical conclusion would be: Use a crab fly! But if I suggest this, the majority of experienced bone fishermen would say "NO WAY!" "Too heavy, too bulky and they make too much noise when they hit the water." ... and I would wholeheartedly agree! Eazy-body, rug yarn, epoxy, velcro, wool hair, spun deer hair, leather etc. ...all these traditional crab flies work great, sink quickly and catch fish. Unfortunately, that fish is a permit and for the bonefisherman, these same crabs land with a plop and spook even the dumbest of bonefish. As such, I have very little confidence in them as a bonefish fly. Most commercially available crab flies are simply too big, too rigid and too heavily weighted... so here is that conundrum again, if crabs represent the most prevalent prey species for bonefish, yet a rug yarn merkin, velcro, epoxy or spun deer hair crab fly simply does not work on bonefish... what the hell is the answer? Well, here are a couple solutions: Enrico Puglisi Micro-Crab #8 tan Flies like the Enrico Puglisi Micro-Crab is a viable option. Durabile and easy to throw, Puglisi's crabs are made from synthetic materials that are durable, shed water and are dry after the first false cast. Enrico Puglisi Micro-Crabs avoid most of the problems inherent with traditional "permit" crab flies. Their ability to shed water also helps these flies make a silent entry, which is all important when targeting bonefish. Now add these qualities and a couple others to the next fly and you've got my #2 favorite bonefish fly: That fly is the S.S. Flies permit crab fly. Don't let the name scare you off. I wish they would rename the fly. I'll get them to work on that! This simple, easy to cast fly has fooled hundreds of bonefish for me over the years. In fact, I spent one trip in the Bahamas using only this crab fly. It worked so well, I saw no need to change it! When one got too threadbare, I put on another! Notice the fly! The technique I prefer when fishing this fly is somewhat unique, especially for a bonefish fly. There is no strip, pause, strip, pause, strip etc. etc.! Instead, I prefer to practically knock a bonefish on the nose with the fly then not move it... AT ALL! If the bonefish ignores it, I make one LONG, SLOW strip. I rarely have to make a second LONG, SLOW strip! One of the keys to this fly is in the claws. S.S. Flies uses cree and barred olive feathers mounted so they spread wide like a crab in a defensive posture. The body is synthetic like the EP flies, so it too is light and dries very easily. Notice the eyes in the samples below run the gamut from small bead chain to small silver lead eyes. The legs are tan silli-legs, but there is a lot of room for experimentation here! Although S. S. Flies only stock the fly in size #1 for permit, I special order smaller sizes like # 2 and sometimes # 4. If you are interested in buying these flies, give me a call (800-211-8530) or e-mail me at [email protected] I'll give you a code for a discount and make appropriate color and size suggestions depending on the island you are fishing.
Tutorial – Single Material Crab Materials: 1)Semperfli predator fiber / Deer Creek Baitfish fiber 2)Ahrex SA280 Minnow #6-2 3)FTN Crab eyes 4)UV dubbing and UV Krystal Flash 5)Silicone 6)Bead chain / dumbbells 7)Semperfli Fluoro Orange Waxed Thread 4
Here are some fun fly patterns I have designed/tied & some that are saltwater classics, hope you enjoy them!
Photo by Travis Rathbone The river may be frigid, but if you can get to (or live in) one of the warmer coastal areas from South Carolina to Florida to Texas, winter offers some of the year's best shots at skinny-water redfish that are quick to eat a crab. When temps dip, these crustaceans can be more abundant than shrimp, but the trick to hooking up with one is understanding when each unique pattern works best.
Furry Foam Crab version 2 latest model Materials List: Deer Creek Micro Velvet Rope Siccors Li...
