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Terrier
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crab patterns and others

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I've been playing around with a few semi-merkins crab patterns for both the salt and Lake Hall (as craws). I used EP 3D fibers instead of yarn:

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The silvery one in this photo has mother of pearl sili-skin over the fibers so it acts as more of a spoon. I was testing it on Lake Hall today and got a nice chunky bass on it around noon today under bluebird conditions. I was just dead sticking it, letting it glide over the weed tops:

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The last image shows a few slinky fiber and puglisi fiber minnows I tied earlier in the year. I had some luck with bass and specks on them (better luck with the slinky fiber):

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This last photo shows an estaz curl tail worm - I last a big bass on it a few weeks ago. it snapped my tippet like it was thread.

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Nice bugs :thumbup: :thumbup:
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nice looking flies Terrier
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