Re: [VFB] Crease Fly

[Deb Duran]

David I've been tying and fishing crease flies for blue fish.   They are wonderful.   They hold up well to the toothy critters.   I don't use the foil but I do use superglue.   I haven't found a way around that yet.    There is a spray you can get called zip kicker that sets the super glue quicker.  It is usually sold in model airplane shops or in the model building sections of your craft store.   I don't know if it would work well with the foam.  It works great on plastics.     I use lure tape instead of the foil.   You can find the foil in craft stores.   It is usually used in projects where you would press it on to glass or tile.   The colors are limited.  You can order the foil kits through some fly shops.  I know of two here if you don't have any luck finding one in your area.     I coat my whole fly with epoxy after I color it.  Usually after the markers have dried overnight otherwise the epoxy smears the colors. Hope this helps, Deb     ----- Original Message ----- From: David Colyn To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 7:01 PM Subject: [VFB] Crease Fly This is for you salties.   It was Deb who started me on this track, she mentioned a while ago that she was having a look at tying up some Crease Flies. How did you get on with them, Deb ?    I've been poking around researching Joe Blado's pattern and I have now tied up a dozen and got some good results and some absolute disasters. I got some workable proportions with 3mm foam on a # 4/0 but had to go to about half that thickness on # 1/0. That Cynoacrylate sure makes a mess of a hookshank when you want to cut the dressing off and start again!    Does anyone have experience tying and fishing these flies?   Anyone glued up their own foil covered foam, Superglue is a pain, contact is messy and I cant find prefoiled foam in this part of the world.   Thanks in advance   David     ______________________________________________ E-mail Disclaimer and Company Information http://www.absa.co.za/ABSA/EMail_Disclaimer