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JC, I haven't used the loon personally yet, but I have seen a local tier use it in demos quite a few times. I think it would work fine for the Marblehead, but as mentioned, it might get fairly expensive for a large head. Most of the time I have seen it used as shell back on scuds and nymphs where you only need a drop or two.
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Fish more, work less!
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JC -
I've been tying your "Marble Head" (using bucktail) for years. Glad to finally know what to call it. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif
Also performs well as a bendback.
- Gary
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"Catch 'em all ~ Put 'em back!"
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Haveing done many hunderds of epoxy flys and related parts. I can say yes; rod finish is a very good way to toughen and enhance the end results. Haveing said that I also will tell you its not the best idea for small quanity endevors. If your only going to do two or three of a pattern its not worth the trouble. Just like rod finishing your going to need the tools and working knowlege to achive the desired results.
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Captn. Paul Darby
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I fished a couple of my spoons yesterday at the park, just to try them out.
The Sally Hansen didn't hold up as well as I had hoped. Maybe I didn't let it set up for long enough (two days?), but it sort of got soft and started to rub off.
Any more ideas?
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Hi Okie,
I kind of suspected the results you got
based on the ones I've had. The little
bottles of Sally Hansens Hard as Nails is
my first choice for head cement, but for
adding durability or shine to to large flies
or lures, epoxy is hard to beat. I
particularly like the quick gratification of
the 5 minute epoxy.*G* Warm regards, Jim
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You might consider "Wet & Wild" nail polish as a substitute for S H's....price is similar and if there's a difference in properties I haven't noticed it.