Spoon fly Revisited

Some of you probably know I've wrestled fruitlessly to tie a good spoon. Started with the Epoxy/frame. Then went to the mylar. Back to the Epoxy/frame. Finally moved on to other patterns. Well, after fishing with Kevin Keastman a few weeks ago, I got motivated again when I saw his Epoxy spoons.

I sat down at the vice, dreading whether I could get the Epoxy to spread properly. I finally got it. It was really a pretty simple fix. Before, I was using copper wire to make the frame. Apparently, that doesn't help the Epoxy spread. If you use any form of mono (I used 20-pound hard mason), it makes a huge difference. My guess is the stiffer the wire, the less the epoxy will bond to it.

Above are pics. I've got some adjustments to make (crowding the eye, tail length, etc.), but I've got the basic concept down. The biggest things are using mono and not using too much Epoxy. Too much and the fly bulks up. Too little it doesn't spread. Redfish beware.