Hard Mason is a leader material commonly found in fly shops that service saltwater and sometimes in other shops. You can also order it if your fly shop doesn't carry it. If you can't find the 30#, try using a 20# and see the technique for painting bead chain eyes in another video to give the mono eyes a little more size.
The material is acrylic and the light is purchsed from the company that sells the acrylic. The kits are available from some fly shops or directly from Wet-a-hook. Do a search for Tuffleye on google.Be warned that the light is not cheap. I've had direct experience with the Tuffleye material and like it a lot. There is another company selling a similar material that I've heard good things about and might be worth looking into.
They're both acrylics and both work equally well. It does seem the CCG sets a little quicker. My only concern about CCG is that is uses a very bright ultraviolet light that could cause eye damage over many years where the Tuffleye uses a blue light that does not have the same effect.
The other core material that you can use is called Clear Cure Goo. I use is and it's great stuff. You can even order it as a kit which includes the light. Just google "Clear Cure Goo".
Look up on youtube "How to make glass bead eyes" by Jeremy Chavez. He came up with this process and it's a breeze and effective. You can make black or red shrimp eyes.
Very nice indeed.
Hard Mason is a leader material commonly found in fly shops that service saltwater and sometimes in other shops. You can also order it if your fly shop doesn't carry it. If you can't find the 30#, try using a 20# and see the technique for painting bead chain eyes in another video to give the mono eyes a little more size.
The material is acrylic and the light is purchsed from the company that sells the acrylic. The kits are available from some fly shops or directly from Wet-a-hook. Do a search for Tuffleye on google.Be warned that the light is not cheap. I've had direct experience with the Tuffleye material and like it a lot. There is another company selling a similar material that I've heard good things about and might be worth looking into.
They're both acrylics and both work equally well. It does seem the CCG sets a little quicker. My only concern about CCG is that is uses a very bright ultraviolet light that could cause eye damage over many years where the Tuffleye uses a blue light that does not have the same effect.
The other core material that you can use is called Clear Cure Goo. I use is and it's great stuff. You can even order it as a kit which includes the light. Just google "Clear Cure Goo".
Wondering if this is going to swim point down, or point up?
That is one good looking fly. Do you fish it with an indicator??
Look up on youtube "How to make glass bead eyes" by Jeremy Chavez. He came up with this process and it's a breeze and effective. You can make black or red shrimp eyes.
Where can you get the teflon and the light for curing it PatL0
this will iindeed fish upside down...