Blaa-blaa I was just havin' some fun. :o) If I could get my own planetary spinner/weavers, I'd make my own Flex-o, but then you'd say I don't make my own mono... Thbbbbbbbt !
What color Flex-o? What uncompressed diameter? I have plenty- get it for free. They have some of my minnows in their front office. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Crease Fly > If I tie a crease fly I am making everything on it too right? I do not "make" the foam, but you do not make the flexo either. By the way do you have small sized flexo tubing, and if so where can I buy some. > > john > > "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Hey, I make all my stuff- start from scratch. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 1:26 PM > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Crease Fly > > > > > >> 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 > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >
