DonO Please tell me more about the Flex-o fly you and john were talking about and the Sierra Makeral flies here below. Ive not heard of them and quite clearly dont have any idea how to tie them.
David ----- Original Message ----- From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Crease Fly > Deb, > I'm going to send yo a couple of my Sierra Mackeral flies that I use in > Florida. I've caught lots of toothies on them and they hold up for a long > time. The body is Super-hair with Awesome-hair for the belly, but the whole > head and the eyes are encased and penetrated with semi-soft liquid vinyl > that hardens like soft epoxy. > It's the same stuff I used on the tuna over the Flex-o. > > Hey, you could try out that little Flex-o tuna-fly to see how it holds up to > the bluefish. > > Grinnin' > DonO > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deb Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 6:31 AM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Crease Fly > > > > 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. 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