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13 Comments to “How to tie an Olive Merkin Crab Fly”

  1. barracudakiller Says:

    Good going Matt! Ive had this video bookmarked for a year now…lol god knows why i havent commented.

    anyway, thanks for putting this out there for tiers that have no idea how its made. its a very easy tie and is a very productive fly!

  2. mtbpt Says:

    traveling man by mos def

  3. MercOhra Says:

    Hey mate, don’t mind if i ask for the name of the song ? Thank’s buddy

  4. YouToobWatcher3 Says:

    Nice tying. Had to turn the sound down though. Somehow rap does not jive with fishing. Actually rap does not jive with anything.

  5. GirlLOverify Says:

    nice vid

  6. agujafishing Says:

    great video capt. matt
    ive caught a few bones on a small version of this fly…
    i was wondering what the name of the song in the video is and who sings it??
    Neal

  7. elretardo17 Says:

    haha i know right? i like tan, burnts, and yellow. Yellow seemed to work well, amazingly. Although the yellow worked well imitation crustation tan worked the best for me, with the merkin fly and other crab flies i tied. I have a white clouser and a black clouser that don’t seem to work as well for reds as the crabs do. maybe it’s my approach? Let me know if you make more fly videos for saltwater.
    Thanks.

  8. mtbpt Says:

    yeah, reds do love their crabs don’t they… thanks for the words elretardo17 (snicker), i’ll have some new stuff for you soon. do you use olive for your fish? i always liked tan, rusty, burnt colors or blue crab imitations for reds. or, a white clouser. poor redfish, they have no idea what’s coming!

  9. elretardo17 Says:

    this fly rocks, thank you for putting it on, i’ve always wondered how to tie a merkin.
    it may work on permit for you but i catch reds on mine. =)

  10. mtbpt Says:

    well “boys”,
    …never tried it for carp, but every carp i’ve ever met is hungry and willing! (carp can’t afford to be too picky) the only way i know to find out is by trying it. good luck!
    capt. matt

  11. WABASSBOYS Says:

    will this work for carp???

  12. mtbpt Says:

    thank you…

    looking forward to giving you more!

    capt. matt

  13. pacreseltoro Says:

    Another Great looking salty. Looking forward to seeing more off your vise.

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