I will look when I get home. I found a pattern called a flexo frog, in an old warmwater magazine. I will check and see what size it is. I cna not find a mail order place that carries it.
john "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >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 >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
