ROR-EYE

feather-craft.com has the Flexi-Cord.

I tried to find them online and came up empty. Maybe you could try one of the bigger outlet stores, (Bass Pro, cabela's, etc.)

Very nice!

You bet they love it. Caught this one on it Saturday morning.

I like the mice. I never did spin one up, but now, having seen these, I wish I would have. I spun deer hair for about a year and turned out a few nice bugs, but it turned into either tying outside, (which I didn't mind when it was nice), or lose my relationship!

Wapsi

There are many materials that all have the same traits as kinky fiber. However, most of them have minor differences in texture and sheen. Slinky fiber, Kinky fiber, Enrico Puglisi fiber, Mirror image, Polar fiber, and who knows how many more, all make good baitfish materials. I think the main difference in these materials, is how they are applied, thaat is, dense or sparse, high or low tie design, with or without adhesives, such as Softex, Flexament, or epoxy type products. Some of the finer, softer materials can be a fly tyer's best friend, but a fly fisherman's worst nightmare. Some of them turn beautifull patterns that don't hold up very well during casting and fishing, with tendencies to tangle and fouling.

Thanks!

It can be easily ordered through numerous resources. I get mine from a local shop, but if I had to order some, I would check Feather-Craft or J Stockard.

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by ROR-EYE: Shimmering Popper

Hey Guys! I posted a step by step. Hope you like it!

1: Lay thread base, front to back, stopping just ahead of hook point. 2: On top of the hook, tie in 3" of white bucktail. bind down butts and wrap forward to just behind hook eye. 3: Cut two strips, one white, one green, of 4mm foam. Make the strips 5/8" wide. Tie in just behind hook eye, one at a time, leaving room for finishing fly later, about five wraps short of the eye. Trim butts to taper. 4: Lift both strips, pass thread behind, and wrap back to tie in point of bucktail. tie down WHITE FOAM ONLY, and trim. 5: On top of the white foam, tie in 3 1/2" of lime green or chartreuse bucktail. 6: Looking at the fly from below, you will see that the white foam has become mainly a core for this fly. The green foam will become a shell back, when it is tied down in the next step. Add a drop of Zap A Gap to the thread wraps over the green bucktail, then sinch the green foam down directly on top of them. Whip finish and trim excess foam. 7: Reattach thread behind the hook eye, in front of the foam. 8: Cut a 2 1/4" piece of chartreuse flexi-cord, (size 3/8"). Open the end of it and push it over the front of the fly, just enough to get a good bite with tying thread, and tie in. Whip finish and clip thread. 9: Trim the butts neat, and apply a drop of Zap A Gap to thread wraps. 10: Push the flexi cord backwards to make it flare, and invert it back, over and around the head of the fly. 11: Apply a dab of Automotive Goop to each side of the head, add 3-D molded eyes, and coat the entire head with Loon Hard Head or epoxy.

Double haul, The foam is not tied around the shank, rather it is tied, two pieces, both on top of the shank.I cut the foam in strips about 5/8" wide, and tie them in at the front first. Maybe, if I get enough free time this week in the evenings, I could do a tutorial or something. Is there anywhere on this site to post one?

It's the thought that counts! Thanks.

On my lunch break, I ran over to another local shop, that I called this morning, and they had availability and had them order me a bunch. :yahoo: Back on track!!