Li'lDave 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2014 Fingers crossed ditz. I might still be able to sneak in a trip tomorrow morning yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Li'lDave 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2014 OK... Well.. as it turns out the creasies swim really well... nice little bloops and splashes... and track straight... Just need to find something a little more robust for the colouring... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ditz2 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2014 Let's see all the big ones.......I am not sure color really has much effect on crease flies anyway. There is some craft foam out there with some fancy surfaces that sure won't need any added art work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2014 Li'l Dave, I agree with Ditz2 about the color. It's a pretty basic pattern. Check out the local bait fish for coloration. Here on the East Coast we can get away Olive over white, green over white, blue over white and pretty much match most of the bait fish. If your foam is a light grey, it shouldn't matter that much. Are you just painting yours or are you coating them with epoxy also. What you can do if you have access to epoxy is buy some fine glitter, pearl, silver, gold would work, and mix a bit into the epoxy before you coat the fly. You could even sprinkle some on the paint before it dries. A light coat of paint is all you need, it your paint is thick thin it a bit so it goes on smooth. You can two tone the fly with paint. Red over yellow works well around here. I've attached one of the ones that I tie. Not the best picture, but you can see the contrast. This one's tied on a pre- formed Crease Fly body. I found a pack of them in the bargain bin at the local fly shop. 5 to the pack. $1 for the pack. It's a bit different. Call it my solution to the body crowding the hook gap(e). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ditz2 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2014 The first crease fly I made had a body that was too tall for the hook so it layed on it's side in the water which I did not know until I took it fishing. The speckled trout came after it with no problem. The frustrating part was that they seemed to have problems actually hitting the fly and it was difficult to let them strike at it several times before they actually ate it. I finally just went back to the craft fur shrimp that had been working prior to throwing the crease fly. The moral is they liked the fly even though it was not swimming as it was expected. The body was made out of foam that had a coating of silver glitter on one side from the factory. I did put a coat of SH on it to help keep the glitter intact. I have yet to try them on our fresh water bass but I bet they will work. I just like to throw poppers and hairbugs at them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2014 Ditz2: If I'm not mistaken, the original pattern was designed to float on it's side to imitate an injured peanut bunker. If there are shad in the lake they should work on the bass. I tend to tie mine not as wide as the original so they float like a popper. If you sand the bottom of the fly thinner, even the wide body ones will float up right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ditz2 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2014 Well Philly I have never heard that one. Interesting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
