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Spoon fed fishies

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MB in the morning and decided to try a spoon fly. It produced, got a couple croaker, some spotties, and a small halibut (which came off when I tried to pull it into the tube by the leader). The takes seemed more aggressive on the spoon fly vs other flies this morning. It’s a relatively easy tie and seems to be durable since the body is made out of epoxy, It really wiggles around a lot on both the retrieve and drop.
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Re: Spoon fed fishies

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Very nice! Love seeing some YFC on the fly.
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Re: Spoon fed fishies

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Nice. Did you make the spoons too?
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Re: Spoon fed fishies

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Neuroshima wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:16 am Nice. Did you make the spoons too?
I used a product called Kiley’s Spoon Skinz. However, there are templates on the internet you can download to print on clear plastic sheets from Staples and cut them yourself. I mixed in some fine glitter sparkles with the epoxy to give it color and flash. The tail is rabbit zonker, I might use something synthetic next time for the tail because I see the zonker strip wearing out before the body.
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Re: Spoon fed fishies

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Nothin’ better than catching on your own made gear… And nice fish too..
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