RE: [VFB] Gummy Minnow / Sili Skin

[Deborah Duran]

It’s not an easy fly to tie Matt.  The Sili skin isn’t very user friendly when you try to use longer lengths of it.  Be sure not to stretch it at all or it will curl on you.   You can also wrap the hook shank with lead wire before putting your layers of sili skin on and that helps build the body and sink it a little better.  You can color the bottom layers with prismatic markers and cover with pearl sili skin and get a really nice effect also.  Have fun, Deb   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Fuller Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 8:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [VFB] Gummy Minnow / Sili Skin   This past weekend I was in Charlie Readings fly shop near Bennett Springs, MO and saw the new 'gummy minnow" that was featured in the Nov/Dec American Angler.  Have you seen this thing?  I definitely looks like it would catch a lot of fish.   Anyone have much experience tying with sili skin?  The recipe I saw says to use two strips of the stuff to build a base, then one big piece over it all.  This allows you make the back a bit thicker and to create color variations which is pretty realistic.  The problem is, this stuff is $6 for a 2x6 sheet.  I was thinking of making a base out of foil, foam or some other(cheaper) material.  Has anyone tried this?  I don't want to waste any of this "sticky gold".   BTW- It was like X-Mas this week.  I received my "Whiting Essentials Group" from the LinesEnd co-op, and I traded some things for new a Renzetti Cam Traveler.  Not in love with it yet, but it is growing on me.    Thanks, Matt St. Louis, MO