[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile Bob Popovics’ Fleye Foils are old hat to veteran fly tyers – they’re great news for us who dabble at tying or just fill our own boxes with less expensive and less perfect mimics of local baitfish. Using the Fleye Foils makes life easier at the bench, and I’m all for that. They cut tying “candies” time in half and they look much tastier.
Popovics’ Fleye Foils – size variations.
Surf candies are as good as it gets most days in the surf in South Florida (both coasts – there are seasons of course), local canals, spillways and salt marshes, lakes, impoundments and rivers.
Here’s what’s currently available in Bob Popovics’ Fleye Foils:
SILVERSIDE:
Silverside.
(Right and Left Side for each fly)
Large > Use for bait lengths / 3-inch to 4-inch. Hook size range 2/0-4/0
Medium > Bait lengths / 3-inch. Hook size range #1-1/0
Small > Bait lengths / 2-inches to 3-inches. Hook size range #2 – #4
SAND EEL:
Sand Eel.
(Right and Left Side for each fly)
Extra Large > Bait Lengths / 5-inches to 7-inches. Hook size range 3/0 – 4/0
Large > Bait lengths / 4-inces to 5-inches. Hook size range #1 – 1/0
Medium > Bait lengths / 3-inches to 4-inches. Hook size range #2 – 1/0
Small > Bait lengths / 2-inches to 3-inches. Hook size range #4 – #2
BAY ANCHOVY:
Bay Anchovy.
(Right and Left Side for each fly)
Extra Large > Bait lengths / 3-inches to 5-inches. Hook size range 2/o – 4/0
Large > Bait Length / 21/2-inches to 3-inches. Hook size range #1 – 1/0
Medium > Bait length /1 1/2-inches to 2 1/2-inches. Hook size range #2 – #1
Small > Bait length / 1-inch to 2-inches. Hook size range #6 – #2
Here’s a no-nonesense video that gives you every move you’ll need to make tying really eatable candies.
While Bob Popovics’ Fleye Foils are old hat to veteren fly tyers – they’re great news for us who dabble at tying or just fill our own boxes with less expensive and less perfect mimics of local baitfish. Using the Fleye foils makes life easier at the bench, and I’m all for that. They cut tying “candies” time in half and they look much tastier.
Surf candies are as good as it gets most days in the surf in South Florida (both coasts – there are seasons of course), local canals, spillways and salt marshes, lakes, impoundments and rivers.
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