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RalphH

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Re: Who else has been tying recently? Let's see your flies!
« Reply #30 on: June 09, 2016, 07:36:17 AM »
5 minute epoxy will yellow in a year or so. Most folks used longer set epoxies & put the flies in a turner or some sort. A BBQ rotisserie motor is perfect and I just stuck a trimmed foam dink float in it and could put 3 or 4 flies on it. You can also rotate it by hand for 15 to 30 minutes. Sticking a half dozen flies in the cork of an old or broken rod should do the trick. I found Great Planes 30 minute epoxy worked well. I got it from a Hobby Shop. Here's a link to find a local dealer - there are several near my home city: http://www.gpdealera.com/cgi-bin/wca56910ap.pgm?V=GPD. Rod wrap epoxy is also excellent. Just paint on a very thin film & rotate.
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Re: Who else has been tying recently? Let's see your flies!
« Reply #31 on: June 10, 2016, 09:32:44 AM »
Quote from: RalphH on June 09, 2016, 07:36:17 AM
5 minute epoxy will yellow in a year or so.

I coat it with Loctite after.

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Re: Who else has been tying recently? Let's see your flies!
« Reply #32 on: June 13, 2016, 07:37:50 PM »
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BC Fishing

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Re: Who else has been tying recently? Let's see your flies!
« Reply #33 on: June 20, 2016, 08:36:43 AM »
Hi Speychucker,

I love the taper on your electric eel fly (pink head, blue collar and black tail). Do you mind telling us the way you achieved it?

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Re: Who else has been tying recently? Let's see your flies!
« Reply #34 on: June 26, 2016, 07:54:13 AM »
Quote from: BC Fishing on June 20, 2016, 08:36:43 AM
Hi Speychucker,

I love the taper on your electric eel fly (pink head, blue collar and black tail). Do you mind telling us the way you achieved it?

The tail is rabbit strip with the leather cut to a point (not much of a point on this on ). The rest is cross cut rabbit wrapped around the tube. Hope that helps.
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