Trigger Flexo Crab

Any of the flexo crabs will hook triggers, but this one has a thicker and stronger hook. Having hooked over 60 of this crazy, toothy fish, I can say that the thicker hook might help you land the trigger - HOWEVER there is not a hook out there that will withstand the chomping mouth and teeth of the trigger. Your hope with the thicker hook is that it will not straighten out during the fight when you really put the wood to them. 

The other flexo crabs that we sell, with slightly less robust hooks, have been proven time and time again to hook triggers at Christmas Island. In fact, the thinner diameter hook is probably better for penetrating their rubbery lips. 

As for color, variety in your fly selection is important. The white crab gives the angler the option to customize it by using various earth tone markers. I have included 3 photos of a white crab that was customized with copic markers to make it mottled camo. If you have the white crab you can color it or keep it white to fish on the blindingly white sand flats.

Over our ten years of hosting trips to CXI - we spend 4-5 weeks there each year with 16 people each week, we have had the opportunity to test out all of the types of flexo crabs on the market. The Fulling Mill flexo crabs of all sizes and colors have been the #1 pattern for fooling picky triggers. We suggest that you take a variety of colors and sizes. Big heavy crabs do not do well on calm days or on days when the tide is low and the water is skinny. Best to have standard, micro, and trigger flexos.