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.
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".
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 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.
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.
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.
genefranques 8 months ago
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".
genefranques 8 months ago
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.
FlyFishVideo 8 months ago
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.
FlyFishVideo 1 year ago
Where can you get the teflon and the light for curing it PatL0
PatL0 1 year ago
Very nice indeed.
timbotide 1 year ago
I have got to know what brand of vise Jhon is using. And where can I get one?
archer7 1 year ago
That is one good looking fly. Do you fish it with an indicator??
timbotide 1 year ago
Where in the world do I find 30# hard mason mono line? New to tying, never heard of it before......
Sasquatch7foot 1 year ago
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.
FlyFishVideo 1 year ago