I have wanted to experiment with Booby fly patterns but have turned away from the process of cutting foam; not quite having the right materials to make round buoyant eyes; no color options. Not sure who all carries these FLOOZEYES and where they distribute (UK for sure). By the pictures, I assume the eyes are joined by something that will allow tying the eyes to the shank. If anyone has had experience with this product respond, if you would, and let us know on durability, tying ease, options. Put a heavier sinking line on the bottom and allow the Booby fly to rise up off the bottom (controlled by length of leader/tippet) and inch back.
SwittersB & Exploring 
I know this reply is very late but I just happened to stumble upon your post. Anyway I do alot of booby fishing myself and first of all those floozeyes are crap imo, mainly because they provide very low amount of buoyancy based on their size. But I have to say they sure make for a nice looking booby fly.
From my own experiences I would advise not to use any type of mesh really because sadly the durability of those are crap really. After just a few fish the eyes will start to come out if you fish rainbow trout for example because of their sharp teeth.
A much better way to do it is to buy booby eyes foam cylinders. Which you can cut to length after your own liking and the shape as well if you’d like.
To make them even more durable i usually pierce the cylinder in the middle with the hook point and then thread it up to the hookeye and then securing it with a figure of eight type thread wraps.
Thoose cylinders come in a wide variety of colors as well.
Another way to make really good booby flies as my friend (who is a professional flytyer) prefers to make them. What he does is securing a piece of foam from an ark as a floating “backpack” on the fly which will make your fly even more durable and as well a little bit more natural looking.
Johan
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Thank you Johan…very good information!!!! I don’t quite understand the last part re friend’s method.
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I use polystyrene packaging foam, and I cut two identical size blocks–then using sissors shape the balls (making sure they are equal in size is important). I take any color nylon mesh (like panty hose material) easily obtainble at craft or fabric stores (you have to cut a pretty big square because you want to hang onto it when you draw the eyes together in it). With your hook on the vise, begin at the hook eye and wrap three hook eye widths and back again but stop in the middle on the return. Gather the eyes in the mesh tightly and bring it to the hook. Wrap three wraps (tightly) behind the eyes making sure the mesh is tight but not too tight on the eyes. Make sure the eyes are on the top of the hook shank. Now run the thread through the center of the two eyes to divide them,through the eye and bring the thread back and wrap several times to secure. The eyes should be anchored directly behind the eye and one eye on each side. Trim the excess material. You can then finish the pattern as desired. If you use colored Ethafoam, you can use very light colored panty hose and not lose the color effect.
Done correctly, duarability is good, They are fun to tie, but test your own to see where you need to adapt some tippet length or line weight. Hope I explained it well enough.
JB
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Thanks Jason for the very detailed how to.
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