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letumgo's Lake Erie Shiner

Started by letumgo, Apr 29 2012 09:39 PM

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#1 letumgo

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 09:39 PM

I had a chance to play around a little more with brushable Clear Coat Goo UV resin and I am liking this stuff. Today I was playing around with a synthetic version of a Thunder Creek Lake Erie Minnow. I like being able to give the head a thin coat, zap it with light to cure it, add the eyes, zap it again, and then one last layer to get the shape of the head, zap it again and it's done. When I use regular epoxy, this same sequence can take hours while I waited for everything to cure properly between steps.

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Letumgo's Lake Erie Shiner
Hook - TMC Model 700 / Size 6
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (White)
Tinsel Core - 5 Strands of UV Gray Krystal Flash (Folded over tying thread and tyed in)
Back - Small bundle of Fly Tyer's Dungeon Congo Hair (Minnow Back Blend)
Belly - Small bundle of Fly Tyer's Dungeon Congo Hair (letumgo's Lake Erie Blend)
Eyes - 1/8" Holographic 3D stick on eyes (Gold)
Head - Clear Coat Goo Brushable Cure Resin / cured with UV light
Gills - Drawn on with Red Sharpie Marker

Minnow profile is trimmed after the fly is complete. I find that it is easiest to trim the fly from the back. Long scissors make the job easier and gives better results.
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#2 bad fish rising

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 11:07 PM

but after adding all that to the head how does the fly sit in the water.
does it flip on its side or all the way over? will the hook keel it?
plenty of my flies are weighted at the front but i try to make sure they will track straight.
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#3 bullhead

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Posted 06 May 2012 - 11:15 AM

Hi, do you tie the hair forward of hook eye then pulled back as you would with the buck tail thunder creek?

#4 Kirk Dietrich

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Posted 06 May 2012 - 01:32 PM

Great looking fly! Looks like a short headed Thundercreek, very nice tie and photos!

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Posted 07 May 2012 - 08:23 AM

Nice one Ray. That fly would be killer in the salt as well, especially for small tuna.
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#6 Fred H.

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Posted 07 May 2012 - 08:57 AM

Very nice Ray . I always enjoy seeing your flies.
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Posted 07 May 2012 - 08:00 PM

Nice fly Ray.
Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for the day; Teach a man to tie flies and he'll pick up all the roadkill.

#8 riffleriversteelheadslayer

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Posted 07 May 2012 - 08:37 PM

great tie Ray I am putting in an order tomorrow for some of the new colors of congo hair

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#9 purolohi kalastaja

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 09:12 PM

Looking good, Ray.
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#10 smallieFanatic

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Posted 19 July 2012 - 02:45 PM

Wow Ray, very impressive! What do you usually fish this for?
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#11 Floyd

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Posted 19 July 2012 - 02:56 PM

Nice job Ray. Looks like a winner. I’ll give you a couple of thumbs up for that one.
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