Tutorial 2; using Core over Finish
by
Andy Snedden
Example; Sned’s baby herring
Hook - your favourite stainless sized to natural in your
area
Body - black DNA Holo-Fusion over grey Poly-Bear over white
Poly-Bear
Underbody - Gudebrod Silver Electra braid
Overbody veil - silver Lite-Brite (or similar)
Thread - mono
Eyes - stick-on prismatic silver
1) wrap hook shank with mono and bring thread to hook
eye.(Plate1)
2) tie in braid at hook eye, wrap to hook bend and back to
eye and tie off.(Plate1, 2)
Note: for extra durability you can apply a thin coat of
Finish to the braid and cure the resin with the Tuffleye
curing light.
3)
layer a small bunch of grey Poly-Bear over Poly-Bear white
and tie in at the eye. (Plate3)
4) rough-trim the fly to shape. (Plate4)
5)
tie in veil at the eye. (Plate5)
Note: it takes several layers tied in and pulled back to
get a nice effect.
6) tie in the black DNA Holo-Fusion topping. (Plate6)
7) whip-finish the fly.
Note: you can now trim the fly to shape or wait until the
resins are applied and cured and then trim to final shape.
8)
fully saturate the fibers at the head with Finish - use the
applicator tip to make sure the fibers are fully saturated
such that you’ll produce a solid head when the resin
is cured. The size of the head is not important as you can
make it any size you like but it is critical to produce a
solid head. Hold the fibers such that you will produce a
laterally-flattened head (a herring is not round in
cross-section). Cure the resin with the Tuffleye curing
light (you can release the fibers after 5 seconds of cure
time). Do not remove the slippery bonding layer. (Plate7,
8)
9)
apply the stick-on eyes.
Note: the eyes will stick better if you place a small
droplet of Core on the fly first.
10) apply a coat of Core to fully encapsulate the eyes and
produce the size and shape of head you want. Cure the resin
with the Tuffleye curing light. (Plate9, 10)
11)
remove the slippery bonding layer with paper towel and
alcohol. You can now apply a coat of Hard as Nails (or
similar) if desired. (Plate11)
12) Finished fly (Plate12)
