On Mar 29, 2:44*pm, Mike wrote:
On Mar 29, 9:29 pm, Willi wrote:
I use them in warm water for Bass and especially Crappie. *Never tried
it on trout, but I'm not much of a streamer guy.
I make mine differently. I use mylar tubing, which you probably have. I
tie on a tail of marabou, slide on the mylar tubing, tie it in at the
tail leaving a bit behind the tie in as a frayed skirt, then push the
rest of the tubing back toward the rear to make it flare out. *Then tie
it in at the head. You can either then crimp it horizontal or *vertical.
I often add either dumbell or bead chain eyes. You can coat it with
epoxy which is best but I'm usually lazy and just coat it with cement.
This picture is of the only one I could find done in a verticle
position. *It was just lightly coated with regular cement:
http://crystalglen.net/Fishing/Spoonfly.jpg
Willi
Thatīs an interesting variation from Willi, but it will have a
completely different action.
The original is here;
http://www.flyfishlouisiana.com/Spoon_fly_1.htm
The amount and position of lead is critical for the correct action,
and getting the fly just right is a finicky business. *The fingernail/
epoxy spoons described in the URL above are much easier to make, and
work with just the weight of the epoxy in the concave fingernail. A
guy form Florida wrote me that he had lots of fish on them, and he
used hot melt glue instead of epoxy.
TL
MC
Thanks for the feedback you guys, great stuff.
I went out to get the stuff and was really, really saddened to find my
local fly shop, Two Guys Fly Shop, completely empty. Not sure what
happened but I wish all the best for those guys. I know one of the
brothers died a few years back, but I thought the store was doing
good.
Anyway, I have everything except the mylar sheet and, I guess, hooks
if I need to go a little larger. In terms of making some plain
colored, silver, would a mylar balloon work? I also picked up a
product called sparkle glaze to experiment with. They had some
interesting top glosses at Hobby Lobby, like pearlescent and stuff.
The sparkle glaze claims: Adds a clear iridescent sparkle. Also, not
sure if it was the right choice but, when I got the Sally Hansen's
hard-as-nails, I got the arcylic+nylon. Am guessing what I'll need in
the way of plastic for the thick layer assuming fairly stiff but
extremely thin, clear, sheet protectors.
Best regards,
Tim