This coming from the flexo sailfish maker :)
"DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Buy Rapalas for the preformed lure. > >DonO > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 1:15 PM >Subject: Re: [VFB] Crease Fly > > >> 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 >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
