I don't use the five minute epoxy on these. They are disposable flies when used on Blues you lose a lot of flies but I don't like the yellowing so I use 30 min epoxy it lasts a little longer. I use the five minute for flies that I will end up coating with glitter or something that will have to set fast. Hard head cracks and probably wouldn't look very good after a Blue fish gets to it. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ginger Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Crease Fly
> I have been coating them with Loons Hard head. > Takes longer to dry than 5 min epoxy but easier for me to keep a thin coat > and no yellowing. > > > > At 09:14 PM 6/21/2004 -0400, you wrote: > >That could be an expensive way to make crease flies. The lure tape makes > >them more durable. Blues are really tough on a fly. I've gotten my flies > >back after they broke the wire leaders off and the crease flies float to the > >surface. I retrieved the same fly three times once. <VBG> Ya gotta love > >it! ;0) I especially like the silver halographic lure tape with the > >fish scale pattern in it. > >Deb > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 4:15 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ginger M. Allen > Sr. Biological Scientist > Florida Master Naturalist Program Coordinator > www.MasterNaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu > www.MasterNaturalist.org > Department of Wildlife & Ecology Conservation > UF/IFAS > 2686 SR 29 N > Immokalee, FL 34142-9515 > PH (239) 658-3409 (suncom974-3400) > Fax (239) 658-3469 (suncomfax974-3469) > > >
