The Fiddler

The Fiddler Crab is a staple food source for many intertidal species, and it's one of the most requested patterns we have been asked for at Flats Craft. The Fiddler is one we took a lot of time to get right (over 8 months of prototyping) so that it performed as intended in the water, and then we made it look the part. Finally we have come up with what we believe is both a hydrodynamically correct, and anatomically correct caricature of the many Fiddler Crabs that are found around the entire world. 

The Fiddler is (as you would know) known for its large leading claw on male crabs.. When in transit while feeding or fleeing, the Fiddler leads with its dominant claw across what would be its chest. This was determined by us and the many who we sought out input from as the most realistic way to represent the species. It is also known that they will use that claw when there is no water on the flat to sit in front of their hole and wave that massive fiddle to attract a female... but that only happens when the flat is dry... dry flat .. no fish... So we had to make it so it cast, sunk, swam and dragged through grass without fouling... and we nailed it. The fiddler incorporates a balanced drag ( mass and buoyancy)  so it sinks flat, it also have a leading edge we nickname "The bumper bar" that has no catch points for weed and grass to catch on. 

The Fiddler comes in 4 sizes and only in Natural color at  this stage.

All hooks sizes refer to Ahrex SA220 hooks 

• Extra Small - Size 4
• Small - Size 2
• Medium - Size 1
• Large  - Size 1/0 and 1 

5 frames per pack (flies are display only)