Flymen Fish-Mask

Flymen Fish-Mask. The Fish-Skull® Fish-Mask™ is an ultra-lightweight Fish-Skull® designed for tying weightless streamers that suspend in the water column. It has a realistic baitfish head profile that includes recessed eye sockets that secure and protect the fish eyes. Molded from a crystal clear, fluoro-epoxy material, the Fish-Mask™ takes on the colors of the body materials used on the fly.

The Fish-Mask™ with its front fitting technique is quick-and-easy to tie with, and offers a simple, effective alternative to using 5-minute or light-hardening epoxies to create streamer heads. #3 is for sizes 10-6 and there are 12 per pack; #4 is for sizes 8-4 and there are 10 per pack; #5 is for sizes 4-1 and there are 10 per pack; #6 is for sizes 2-1/0 and there are 8 per pack; #7 is for sizes 1-2/0 and there are 8 per pack; #8.5 is for sizes 1/0-3/0 and there are 8 per pack; #10 is for sizes 4/0-6/0 and there are 6 per pack; and #15 is for sizes 5/0-9/0 and there are 6 per pack.




Key Features:
A weightless version of the Fish-Skull®.
Realistic, baitfish profile.
Perfect for suspending baitfish patterns.
Equivalent of a pre-molded epoxy head.
Clear, transparent color.
Recessed eye sockets.
Consistent size, shape and weight.
Eight head sizes corresponding to the range of Living Eyes™ (3mm-15mm).
Quick-and-easy, front-fitting tying technique.
Easily combined with articulated shanks.

Fish-Mask Q & A:
Q: What is the “quick-and-simple” tying method?
A: The Fish-Mask™ is tied using the same innovative “front-fitting” tying method that Flymen Fishing Company introduced to the industry in 2010 when we launched the original weighted Fish-Skull®.

First: Tie the entire fly (tail, body, flash materials etc…) onto the hook (or articulated shank) leaving a small gap behind the eye of the hook. Tie off your materials in the usual way creating a large “thread head” in the process. Add super glue (or Clear Cure Goo Hydro) to the thread wraps.

Second: Fit the head (the Fish-Mask™) from the front of the fly and position the Fish-Mask™ in place against the materials as desired. Note: If you use Clear Cure Goo, your UV light will shine right through the Fish-Mask and cure the goo within 8 to 10 seconds! A quick and efficient method to secure the Fish-Mask to the fly.

Third: Re-attach your tying thread between the Fish-Mask™ and the eye of the hook and wrap a small “thread-dam.” Tie off your thread and add head cement. The thread head locks the Fish-Mask™ firmly in place making it absolutely impossible to come loose.

Fourth: The fly is then completed by adding fish eyes to the eye sockets.

Q: Can the Fish-Mask™ be combined with an articulated shank?
A: Yes! The front-slot of the Fish-Mask™ is designed to fit our entire range of articulated shanks:

Fish-Skull® Articulated Shank, Fish-Skull® Articulated Big Game Shank, Fish-Skull® Senyo’s Articulated Shank for Steelhead & Salmon flies, Fish-Skull® Articulated Fish-Spine

Q: What is the “Flymen Big Game Fly Solution?
A: We believe that the combination of a large size Fish-Mask™ (Sizes #10 or #15) + Living Eyes™ (10mm or 15mm) + Chocklett’s Articulated Big Game Shank™ provides the key building blocks or ”platform” upon which large, “Big Game Flies” can be built.