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Fly swap

I would be really interested in doing a fly swap. I am thinking panfish flies. Would anybody be interested?

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Permalink Reply by Allen Morgan on February 23, 2013 at 3:46pm

I like the Skunk! Is that a woven body?

Permalink Reply by Mike Way on February 23, 2013 at 6:42pm

thanks, nope its woolybugger chenille wrapped then a dry fly hackle and then ultra chenille folded over.

Permalink Reply by Allen Morgan on February 23, 2013 at 7:16pm

Ok. I've done that on a Crappie jig.

Permalink Reply by Vince Fusco on February 24, 2013 at 5:09pm

Count me in for the swap.

Permalink Reply by Bryce on March 4, 2013 at 12:19pm

Hey guys just a status update. I have received flies from Bill, Allen, and Greg and they all look great. I look forward to receiving the rest of the flies.

Permalink Reply by Mark Stine on March 4, 2013 at 12:26pm

I don't have an address to send the flies.

Permalink Reply by Bryce on March 4, 2013 at 12:53pm

Send them to Bryce Maher 371 W Charleston, appt 411, Lincoln ne 68528

Permalink Reply by Mark Stine on March 4, 2013 at 4:11pm

Thanks I will mail them in the morning

Permalink Reply by Mike Way on March 4, 2013 at 2:01pm

mine are going out tomorrow.

Permalink Reply by Bryce on March 4, 2013 at 10:40pm

Thanks guys. Sorry if I didn't communicate my address well enough.

Permalink Reply by Bryce on March 7, 2013 at 1:09pm

Mark, I received your flies today and they look great. Thanks a bunch for the popper and the bodies. Your popper looks outstanding. I have only made foam poppers before. What kind of paint do you use on the bodies?

Permalink Reply by Mark Stine on March 7, 2013 at 1:34pm

Bryce, thanks, glad they got there so soon, just mailed them Tuesday! as far as painting the poppers I use acrylics like the kind walmart sells for around a dollar. I first prime them with gesso or coat with ca (super glue two little bottles at the dollar tree for a buck will do at least 30 poppers) which makes the wood extremely hard and durable. If I airbrush I like Createx Acrylics which are about $3 a bottle but you don't have to dilute them to make them thin enough to spray. The paint is topcoated with epoxy; 30 min epoxy is good; but when I do a batch I like envirotex lite for its very slow drying time. Kirk Dietrich has an epoxy video on you tube, where he uses a turner, but you can just flip the poppers every few minutes to keep the epoxy from sagging if you are just doing a few.