February Flies from the Vice

[BattenkillBum 0]

ChubbyMuffin

[cjsnyder1234 0]

Purple humpy #14

 

[P.G. Beckett 0]

A couple of my favorite buck-tails for catching bass. The bodies are chamois (creased) and the heads are my chamois head wrap. Both are colored with fabric paint and sealed with Softex a product that works with my style of tying.

 

Pinked Belly Killie and Marsh Hawk

[portlyjoe 0]

Very cool P.G. What is Softex?

[P.G. Beckett 0]

SOFTEX is very similar to WAPSI'S FLEX-SEAL or DAVE"S FLIXAMENT. One bottle of SOFTEX is about equal to four of theirs and cost less than two of their bottles put together.

The label states it is durable penetrating and fast drying; it also gives some helpful hints about manipulating surfaces to create textures and adding glitter, furs or synthetic fibers. It also states re-coat as desired.

It is marketed by ICON Products based in Castro Valley Ca. and I purchased SOFTEX at my local fly shop.

I have been using it for about three weeks and have already fished flies, both fresh and salt waters, with excellent results

[portlyjoe 0]

SOFTEX is very similar to WAPSI'S FLEX-SEAL or DAVE"S FLIXAMENT. One bottle of SOFTEX is about equal to four of theirs and cost less than two of their bottles put together.

The label states it is durable penetrating and fast drying; it also gives some helpful hints about manipulating surfaces to create textures and adding glitter, furs or synthetic fibers. It also states re-coat as desired.

It is marketed by ICON Products based in Castro Valley Ca. and I purchased SOFTEX at my local fly shop.

I have been using it for about three weeks and have already fished flies, both fresh and salt waters, with excellent results

do you need a UV light?

[portlyjoe 0]

I have used this pattern for Chain Pickrel. This is an an oversized version to try on some Bluefish and Stripers. Its a combonation of a Mickey Finn and a Clouser.

Stainless steel mustad 1/0

White bucktail

red and black saddle

braided copper

 

hope you like it.

 

[johnnyquahog 0]

Softex is toulene based and as such can cause neurological damage. I used to have twice as many brain cells as I now have. Of couse some folks are more sensitive to toulene than others. Don't let your kids near the stuff. Soft Body is a suitable water based substitute. Oh.. no uv light.

[mikechell 0]

Of couse some folks are more sensitive to toulene than others.

Or ... some sniff more than they should ??

[WVUontheFLY 0]

Here are a few patterns I tied up on my new griffin mongoose!!!

 

Black and White Optimus Swine:

 

Black/White Optimus Swine and Black/Purple Optimus Swine:

 

Mix of an optic minnow and bufford I call the Cotton Pike Candy:

 

Fire Tiger'ish Slider with Craft Fur:

[portlyjoe 0]

 

Of couse some folks are more sensitive to toulene than others.

Or ... some sniff more than they should ??

 

LOL. thanks for the warning guys.

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[Meeshka 0]

Chan's Stillwater Caddis Pupae

 

Hook: TMC 200R (8-12)

Thread: Olive 8/0

Rib: Lime Superfloss

Body: Arizona Synthetic Dub - Peacock

Wing Case: Pheasant Tail

Thorax: Peacock Herl

Legs: Pheasant Tail

Beard: Angel Hair - Peacock

 

 

Works well in our stocked pothole lakes in June

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[Meeshka 0]

Polar Bear Clouser

[eide 0]

Ending february with some of these