Hi Neville, I am developing techniques and a series of flies using a shapeable, moldable foam. The foam cannot be tied to a hook (the thread cuts right through it). Hooks need to be GLUED into the foam. When done properly, the setup is very durable.
I have been looking for a product that I could wind around a hook that would give the hook shank a "tooth" without a lot of bulk. The purpose of the tooth would be to give the foam something to hang onto, to prevent rotation or slippage around the hook. Just from the tests so far using the Gudebrod C-Thru, it works for that purpose! I am also going to play around with the material for special leader mini-connectors and such. Should be interesting to make loops from 8-pound, 1/16" diameter braided nylon. Like I noted, the breaking strength is much greater than listed. Wes On 4/14/09, Neville Gosling <nev.gosl...@shaw.ca> wrote: > > Wes: > > What are you planning to use this for? > > Neville (Nev) Gosling > Greater Vancouver > B. C. Canada > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Wes Wada > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:49 PM > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: [VFB] Re: Braided nylon loop connector material? > > > The Gudebrod C-Thru product arrived yesterday, and I have been playing with > the material. If you took the standard braided nylon material used for > making loops, and scaled it down using smaller diameter nylon fibers, then > you can visualize the product. > > The braided loop material is commonly available in 35-pound and 50-pound > test. > > The C-Thru material is 25yd. spools of 17, 8, or 6 pound. I ordered the 8 > and 6. > > The breaking strength listing is very deceptive, as I haven't been able to > break the 8 pound test with my hands. It is very sturdy stuff, tightly > braided. > > The 8 pound is .019 diameter, and about 1/16", about the same as many butt > sections of leaders. Indeed, you could easily have a quick substitute for a > furled leader butt using this stuff. > > The 6 pound test is .015 diameter, about 50% thicker than 1/32". > > I am not sure what types and sizes of dacron are used for blind eye hooks, > but the C-Thru would make a very good alternative. > > The source for the material, available in single spools, is Land of Odds: > > 6-pound C-Thru > http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28074 > > 8-pound C-Thru > http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28075 > > 17-pound C-Thru > http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28076 > > > If anybody has further questions, just contact me offline. > > > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 4/11/09, Wes Wada <w...@wadaworks.com> wrote: > > I have found a source to order single spools of 6# and 8# Gudebrod > > C-Thru. The order should arrive any day now, and I will report on the > > product and source. > > > > > > Wes > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
