Sorry I was out of town fishing Florida Bay for redfish. Tough going 15-20 mph winds, tides flush out like a toilet leaving you stranded if you don't go with the flow.
I cannot take credit for the idea itself. But yes I use many more colors and sparkle t-shirt paints make great eyes rather than plain yellow paint. John is correct with his explanation (thanks). I put a drop of the paint on a plastic coffee can lid (peels off easily) tap the lid then add the black pupil, tap again. 2 hours drying time. At 11:12 PM 4/13/02 -0700, you wrote: >Mike- > >It involves using a flat plastic surface, like a >coffee can lid and putting a dab of paint on it (the >guy who sent in the tip says he uses acrylic paints, I >think Ginger uses fabric paints) so the paint makes a >circle (doesn't have to be perfect). After the paint >dries, you take some black paint and make a smaller >circle for the pupil of the eye. Once the paint's dry, >you can peel them off, apply them to your fly and put >a coat of epoxy or head cement on them to hold them in >place. Haven't tried it myself, but it looks like a >neat idea, inexpensive, too. > > -John > >--- mikekely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > what type eye,s were made? I;d be interested in what > > type pattern eye's she > > had been making thanks mike, i don't know about > > other places but if we don't > > get any rain we won't be fishing by the middle of > > the summer this is in the > > middle of iowa, how about the rest of the list. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Martinez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 2:04 PM > > Subject: [VFB] Note for Ginger Allen > > > > > > > Ginger- > > > > > > Did you see your name got mentioned in Fly Fishing > > and > > > Fly Tying (the English FF mag)? It's on page 43 in > > the > > > "Tricks of the Trade" column. A fellow by the name > > of > > > Tom Berry sent in a tip about making eyes (for > > flies, > > > that is) and said he got the idea from you. > > > > > > Just wanted to pass it along. > > > > > > -John > > > Oregon > > > > > > ===== > > > The River- > > > You passers-by, who share my journey, > > > You move and change,I move and am the same; > > > You move and are gone, I move and remain. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > >===== >The River- >You passers-by, who share my journey, >You move and change,I move and am the same; >You move and are gone, I move and remain. > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax >http://taxes.yahoo.com/ Ginger M. Allen Sr. Biological Scientist Florida Master Naturalist Program Coordinator Department of Wildlife & Ecology Conservation University of Florida/SWFREC 2686 SR 29 N Immokalee, FL 34142-9515 PH (941)658-3409(suncom974-3409) Fax (941)658-3469(suncomfax974-3469)
