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I've tried a number of different things, including nail polish, soft-tex, Loon's Black....something or other, don't remember the specific name of the product. I finally gave up and went back to 5 minute epoxy, as it seemed to give the most consistent and desired result. I usually tie up a dozen or more flies, mix up a batch of epoxy and do all the flies at one time. I mount all of the flies on a piece of styrofoam to hold them while placing the epoxy. I mix it with a toothpick on a disposable paper plate and then place a drop on each fly with the same toothpick. Both the flies and the paperplate leftovers dry very quickly and don't leave much of a mess. If I'm tying quantities, I will still do a dozen to a dozen and a half with each batch. Many more than that and I can't move quickly enough before the epoxy begins to set. Beyond Copper John's, I just tied up a bunch of Mercer's Poxyback Golden Stones for Steelhead on the Trinity. I used 5 minute epoxy on the back and was rewarded with my best fish of the season. 30 inch buck that took this fly right under a riffle leading into a long sweet run. That has been reason enough to switch back to Epoxy!
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