Imitating the crab...

[Brad Y]

Purchased a pack of 2" Berkley Power Frogs the other day with the intention to make half a dozen crab imitations of them. Does anyone know what the best way to join them is? I was thinking a quick blast of heat from a cigarette lighter so there are no odd smells from glue.

Any suggestions?

[flathead_boy]

just get a thin bladed knife heat up the blade and weld them together simple

[Mitch]

Yeah mate just use a knife, easiest way I've busted out surgery on hybrids.

[Brad Y]

Cheers fellas

[BIG PETE]

Hill Billy Brad

you are a crab



BIG PETE

[Brad Y]

Cheers mate

The finished product...

[flathead_boy]

nice work brad

[dantheman]

also a jet lighter is good if you find your buring them put aluminum foil between to get it sticky then take the foil away and join them

[Dave W]

After a fair bit of playing around super glue in the liquid paper style bottle with the brush is the quickest and easiest.

My first efforts were with a lighter and melting them together - lots of melted plastic and burnt fingers

The Ecogear Tanks are very impressive when done the same way, a few more dangly bits

Do they work?? You betcha - in this years tournament guide the fish in the title page went bang on a kilo

Here's a pic rigged up on a jighead:

[Brad Y]

Thanks Dave

It was your article in the ABT guide that got me interested in them

I found the best way was to heat the knife on the stove, sit it on its back (used a pocket knife with a big handle) rub each half on each side of the blade and push them together quickly. I could get through two before heating the blade again.

Was just a little worried what super glue might do to them scent wise.

[Gaffer]

Was just a little worried what super glue might do to them scent wise

I reckon I'd just soak them in a bit of ultrabite or something similar first if that was a concern. I've been very keen to have a crack at making some of those crabs myself.

What areas would you identify as being prime areas to fish these crab imitations?

Gaff

[Bream Addict]

yeah heating up the knife is my preferred method but just cutting it in half then holding each on the opposite sides of a candle also works quite well

[Rodman]

Looks a lot like a "head crab" (if anyone knows what I'm referring to).

Brad, pardon my ignorance, but wouldn't it just be easier to use a DOA crab, or another of the existing crab plastics? I saw a pic of great looking one somewhere, but can't find it again.

[Dave W]

Size is the problem Rodman - you (currently ) can't get anything under 2" so it's a 'do-it-yourself' situation.

[deacon]

i heard that berkley r bringing out a 1'' crab soon.

deacon