letumgo 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2008 A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by letumgo: Lake Erie Shiner (Tube Fly) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J.Z 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2008 should be a winner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
letumgo 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2008 The little red thing at the front of the fly is a bobber stop. If you tye really small flies, or as in this case, the hook fits loosely in the junction tubing, you can use a small slip bobber stop to hold the tube fly in place. I use this method when tying very small tube flies, or patterns where I didn't want to use junction tubing. I figured I'd post it here in case it would be helpful to someone. I also wanted to post a picture of the tool I use to hold the fly in shape while applying the epoxy. It is actually a bullet head tool that I modified for this purpose. I simply used a hole punch to enlarge an oval hole in the rubber gasket to form an oval minnow-like cross section. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
letumgo 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2008 Thanks Luke. The bass seem to love this style tube fly. Here are some photos of bass I've caught on these in the past. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
day5 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2008 Nice fish!!! sweet fly!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J.Z 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2008 do you use soft-ex and if so, how, and how long do you turn it. Would it work with ep? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
letumgo 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2008 Luke - I use two thin coats of Devcon 5 minute epoxy on the fly. You have to work pretty quick with this stuff, but it cuts down on the time that I have to rotate the fly while it sets up. Generally, I just rotate it long enough to keep it from sagging (~ 2 to 3 minutes after applying the epoxy to the fly). I then set the fly aside and let it cure for at least a half hour before giving it a second thin coat of epoxy to give it a high gloss finish. The first coat works to set the shape of the fly and displace the air from the body material. I haven't used EP fibers for this fly, but I imagine they would work just fine. They would certainly have lots of movement. Give it a try and let me know how you make out. Better yet, post your fly so we can see how an EP fiber version looks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 22, 2008 That is a great lookin minnow! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
letumgo 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2008 Thanks Mark. EDIT - Here is a link to a detailed step-by-step article I wrote. http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?sho...c=34555&hl= Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
