Fly swap

[Bryce]

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

[Allen Morgan]

I like the Skunk!  Is that a woven body?

[Mike Way]

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

[Allen Morgan]

Ok.  I've done that on a Crappie jig.

[Vince Fusco]

Count me in for the swap. 

[Bryce]

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.

[Mark Stine]

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

[Bryce]

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

[Mark Stine]

Thanks I will mail them in the morning

[Mike Way]

mine are going out tomorrow.

[Bryce]

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

[Bryce]

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?

[Mark Stine]

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.