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    Default I don't know what this is but...


    I sure would like to have information about it and how to make one of these.
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    It's a saltwater fly called Surf Candy, the body's made with epoxy. The materials are
    Hook: Tiemco 800S 1/0
    Thread: Clear fine mono or white flat waxed nylon
    Tail: Synthetic hair, white; silver flashabou or Fire Fly; synthetic hair, green, grey, yellow, or blue
    Body: Silver mylar tinsel or tubing
    Eyes: Adhesive Prismatic
    Gills: Red permanent marker
    Overbody: Devcon 5-minute Epoxy


    The book I have that it's in is Tying Saltwater Flies: 12 of the Best by Deke Meyer. It's a thin paperback and about 32 pages but is very good for other patterns mainly used in saltwater. It's full color so it's $9.95.

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    Ship theres a video on how to make them somewhere. I watched it last year. When I was tying these up for striper's. I looked at it.
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...perflys003.jpg
    Never did get to try those out. We were wearing the Striper's out on top water. They would average 7 lbs each. and then got done in my back and never got to try one out.

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    Here's instructions from FF.com:

    http://www.flyfisherman.com/ftb/ejsurfcandy/


    Jack Gartside is another very innovative tyer. These are some of his saltwater flies, but smaller versions would be good in freshwater (click on the "Northeast Gamefish" tab):

    http://www.jackgartside.com/flies_salt_list.php

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    I want to know how to make this one


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dickieboy View Post
    I want to know how to make this one

    That's a saltwater pattern -- shouldn't be too hard to find.

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    I've been looking for a recipie for over a year now. They sell on ebay and are REAL expensive. Guy says they are a pain to tie. the small one looks great for crappie.

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    Thank you everyone. It just looked like a killer fly. I saw the picture while surfing, but my computer crashed and I did not save the site to go back to it. I appreciate your help.
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    http://www.aswf.org/saltwater_flies.html

    click each tyer...Bob popovics is the origionator of the Surf Candy.
    Lot of good baitfish patterns

    Deather before discos pattern isnt hard to tie. just time consuming..large mylar tubing with center pulled out...marabou for body tail.....tie in at front to cinch front of tubing...then tie at tail to cinch back... take off vise..flatten the sucker...paint your eyes/gills then epoxy it. I'll see if i can find my link to that baitfish patterns

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