Well another question, no doubt another timely answer.
I just got off the phone with an old friend and we were discussing salmon fishing, mostly salmon patterns, and he mentioned that he knew people make egg clusters with a glue gun but wasn’t exactly sure of the process. I’m sure someone out there has some experience with this any tips or ideas would be great.
thanks,
Brent
I have never tried it myself, but from what I’ve seen it didn’t look to hard. They just squeezed the glue in balls right onto the hook. They sell differeent colors of glue sticks for these “patterns” at most shops, I think cabelas has them. I could be wrong about it not being hard though,like I said I never tried it.
There also called Moe Eggs. I haven’t used them, but I have talked to people who have used them for Lake Erie Steelhead. It didn’t sound like they worked any better than any of the usual egg patterns. I thought they would, because they looked pretty real.
I have made and used these when I lived in Rochester, Ny fishing for Steelhead years ago when I lived there. They are very easy to make. If you can not find the colored glue sticks they can be colored with permanent markers. I just squirt the hot glue on the hook to the size I want then rotate the hook a bit to keep the round shape. Then as the spot dries and cools I will add another spot on it to create a cluster rotating after each egg is added. They can be made in just a few minutes. Maybe not the best way but they did work for me. John
They are very easy to make, just be careful not to cover the hook gap with too much material. They can work all day long but if you can’t hook the fish, what good are they?
Look for the colored glue sticks at your local craft store. I’ve seen them at the one I go to for 10 cents a piece.
They certainly do work. I know that Cabela’s stocks several different colors of the hot glue if interested.
A quick tip . . .
Have a little bowl of water sitting under your vise. When you form the egg (rotating your vise jaws while applying the glue) and it’s the proper shape, open your vise jaws and let the glue egg fall into the bowl of water. This give you an egg that is nice and clear, instead of milky.
Tip #2
Put a nickel or orange colored bead on the hook and apply the hot glue over the top of that. Now you have a killer looking egg pattern that includes a yolk. In murky water this is no big deal BUT in clear water . . . watch out!
The Signature CO68 is a great hook for this type of fly.
http://www.mustad.no/products/premium/s … e/co68.htm