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Kung Fu CrabCrustaceanintermediate

Gulf Coast & Emerald Coast

Kung Fu Crab

$8.50

Available Sizes#4 - #2
Color Variations
TanOliveBrownRust/Orange

The Kung Fu Crab lands on the water with the silence of a martial arts master and sinks with the deliberate calm of something that knows exactly what it is doing. Rubber legs splay out on impact like a crab assuming a defensive posture, which is to say, the posture of something that is about to be eaten anyway. Redfish find this irresistible. Sheepshead find it inevitable.

Quick Facts

TypeCrustacean
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Target SpeciesRedfish, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Permit
Sizes#4 - #2
Best LocationsChandeleur Islands, LA; Mosquito Lagoon, FL; Destin, FL

Where to Fish It

Chandeleur Islands

LA · Flats

Mosquito Lagoon

FL · Flats

Destin

FL · Flats

Map unavailable. Locations for Kung Fu Crab: Chandeleur Islands, LA; Mosquito Lagoon, FL; Destin, FL

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