Silly Putty Spoons Article

[Zach Matthews]

Hey guys –

If you get a chance, check out your latest Fly Tyer for my article on silly putty spoon flies.

[Bryan Gregson]

Ha!..now that’s a brilliant idea

[Neal Osborn]

Good job Zach!

[keith b]

Very Cool Zach! I will have to get a copy of it for sure.

[john lea]

Once you had a good original shape you can use a silicone rubber to make a “permanent” mold.

[Zach Matthews]

That’s a very good idea, John.

Zach

[john lea]

I can’t remember the material I was thinking about.

[john lea]

I am told by a sculptor friend that it is Oomoo but I am not convinced his memory hasn’t gone as well.

[ed baggett]

Zach,

Good Job.

Ed

[john lea]

Looks pretty good.

[Peter E.]

I can’t wait to try tying my own soon, those things work very well down here in Mobile.

[catch cormier]

Zach, great article!  Photos were awesome… really showed in detail the entire process.

Glad to have turned you on to spoonflies – another convert to the Dark Side of the FlyFishing Force!   😉

For reference, on our trip Zach was using a variation of the spoonfly I created some twenty years ago. It’s called the Coma Spoon.  The pattern can be found at http://www.laflyfish.com/flies/coma-spoon.php.  Unlike conventional spoons, which wobble, this one is a spinner.

If I could figure out to mold one of these in it’s twisted shape, I would. Even though it would likely put Wapsi out of the mylar business if I did.  ;D

A friend of mine, Steve Flanagan, has been using molds for spoons along with Tuffleye (UV activated polyurethane).  He also pointed out it doesn’t have much shine until it’s topped with 2-ton epoxy or nail polish…  as your article points out as well.

I do have one question… what grade/size glitter did you mix with the nail polish. Seems to me the smaller the particles of glitter, the more impressive it looks.  Imagine the same would be said by the Spottail Elvis (aka, redfish).

Hope this is the first of many articles for Fly Tyer.  It’s one of my favorite magazines + your articles are always enjoyable.

[Zach Matthews]

That’s a great tip, Catch, and sorry again for getting your last name misspelled in the piece.

I honestly didn’t know glitter even came in different sizes.

[grant baugh]

-Thanks Zach, you solved my spoon fly dilemma.

[Aaron Christensen]

Is there anywhere that I can access your article on silly putty spoon flies and/or buy the past edition?

[Zach Matthews]

Aaron –

I did make them using CCG as well.

[jason r.]

Is there anywhere that I can access your article on silly putty spoon flies and/or buy the past edition?  I wasn’t interested in tying spoon flies at the time, but am leaning that way now.

Just curious — are you in a position to compare your method to some of the methods involving clear cure goo?  (I was also considering buying some of the Dupree blades if I decide to make my own)

My biggest concern at this point is blowing a chance at a good fish because my homemade fly doesn’t wobble correctly.

I recently subscribed to the Fly Tyer’s e-Edition through iTunes.

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