detached bodies

In article , Mike Connor
writes
The "Copydex" method I mentioned is also simple. The Copydex, which is a
liquid rubber type carpet adhesive, but other adhesives like "Evostick" and
some other so called "Contact adhesives" will also work, are spread thinly
on a sheet of glass. When dry, this is cut to a tapered shape using a razor
blade or scalpel, and then rolled into tapered bodies. One may incorporate
tails etc when rolling, colour the latex with pantone or similar pens, etc
etc. One may "dub" the bodies as well, using adhesive, and rolling them in
the appropriate dubbing.

I'll second all that. Brilliant bodies which are good colour and float
well and can be any length you want.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

In article , Conan The Librarian
writes
Thanks, Mike. It looks like I can get the UHU extra easily here in
the states. I'll give it a try.

Pronounced YooHoo over here wouldn't you know :-)
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

I like to make modular bodies (independent of any hook)
with both closed-cell and open-cell foam (dry flies and wet flies).
I usually make the body on a thin, horizontally-mounted beading
needle, finish the fly and then add the hook--almost as an
afterthought.

If they made crooked-shanked plastic worm hooks (like the ones
bass fishermen use for 'Carolina Rigged Worms' ) small enough
for medium-sized open-cell nymphs (like the Somore, below) then
you wouldn't need to tie the fly onto the hook at all.

You could thread a modularly-made foam-bodied fly onto the hook like
a plastic worm. If you pinched the barb down, this would allow
changing flies without re-tying the tippet knot (without changing
the hook).


http://montana-riverboats.com/pages/...denRocker.html
http://montana-riverboats.com/pages/...s/Somores.html

Unfortunately, it's hard to find "plastic worm hooks" smaller than size
1 or 1/0

Interesting stuff, Harry. I read Sandy's write-up on Marshmallow Nymphs at
the link you provided. What is your take on these soft-bodied nymphs?

Danl


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I like to make modular bodies (independent of any hook)
with both closed-cell and open-cell foam (dry flies and wet flies).
I usually make the body on a thin, horizontally-mounted beading
needle, finish the fly and then add the hook--almost as an
afterthought.

If they made crooked-shanked plastic worm hooks (like the ones
bass fishermen use for 'Carolina Rigged Worms' ) small enough
for medium-sized open-cell nymphs (like the Somore, below) then
you wouldn't need to tie the fly onto the hook at all.

You could thread a modularly-made foam-bodied fly onto the hook like
a plastic worm. If you pinched the barb down, this would allow
changing flies without re-tying the tippet knot (without changing
the hook).


http://montana-riverboats.com/pages/...denRocker.html
http://montana-riverboats.com/pages/...s/Somores.html

Unfortunately, it's hard to find "plastic worm hooks" smaller than size
1 or 1/0