The Eyes Have It
I love to add doll eyes to my long flies, especially the ones that that have a “rattle” pupil in them. They not only make the flies look more lifelike, but add a bit of accent to the “acoustic footprint” of the fly. They are a bit of a pain to put on. Well no more.
My good friend and fishing companion, Henry Kanemoto, found this great tip on line. Go have a look–http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt1qnyPDCSU. It’s certainly the slickest way I’ve ever seen to put eyes on flies—especially the unweighted doll eyes.
Henry gave me a set of the rhinestone positioner sticks used in this process, and I want to tell you, they work like a charm. Look out.
I used Henry’s thick, Crystal UV Coat head cement to pit the eyes on. A drop on the back of the eye, stick it to the head, hit it with UV, pluck of the stik, and repeat for the other side. Very fast. You can see Henry’s UV cement at http://www.southeastflyfishingforum.com/forum/uv-resin-system-t42344.html. If you’d like to order it, email Henry at picaboo@charter.net
The positioners have a sticky wax glob on one end and a fork on the other. Great tool.
A baby walleye fly for use in the fall when searching for lake trout in Canadian lakes.
Look at the dfference those eyes make; as the saying goes, “the eyes have it.”