Buy locofoam for the prefoiled foam. john
"Deb Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >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 > > >
