Dan, No, I don't think you are nuts (or any more so than the rest of us) for the bath tub thing... My neighbors look at me kinda funny when I head to the swimming pool, at the condos where I live, with a flyrod to do some quickie field testing. Pool and bath tub testing of fly patterns shouldn't be a problem unless said waters are populated at the time of testing. <VBG>
Dave Wilson http://www.wilsonsworld.org >From: "Daniel W. Crowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [VFB] floating mylar minnow- Just one way >Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 17:40:19 -0800 > >Don mentioned experimenting in a sink with this post, and it got me >thinking. My wife thinks I'm nuts when I do this, but how many people here >have experimented with flies in a bathtub full of water? > >When I invent a new pattern, I'll often tie it to a piece of tippet and >toss >it in the tub to see how it moves when I "strip" it through the water. > >Am I nuts like my wife thinks (for this, not all the other, more legitimate >reasons), or does this make sense? > >Dan >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Don Ordes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 5:36 PM >Subject: Re: [VFB] floating mylar minnow- Just one way > > > > There are lots of ways to skin this cat. One I use that remains light > > weight is to stuff some scrap egg yarn or McFlyfoam, saturated with > > floatant, into the cavity before sealing it up. Has the right "feel" >and > > sheds water quickly for casting. It is quick to tie and manage. Don't > > overstuff unless you have a purpose like shaping the minnow to match a > > particular species. A dab of head cement in a few places will hold it >in > > place. I prefer McFlyfoam because it won't compress when wet. >Experiment > > in a sink to get just the float and swimming characteristics you want. >The > > hook size and placement of it sets the keel, at rest position, & >swimming > > characteristics. Add barbell eyes, crystal hair, glitter, rattles, >zonker > > strips, glow in the dark materials, whatever, to enhance the effect. > > > > I tied a floating/jointed minnow that drove the blues and jacks nuts a > > couple of years ago in Florida. > > > > DonO > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jamieson Mckernan > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 5:21 PM > > Subject: [VFB] floating mylar minnow > > > > > > Listers, > > I just got some mylar tubing and am interested in making >the > > floating minnow....I made one and it doesn't want to float. I don't >know > > what I'm doing wrong, so any advice will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, Jamieson > > > > > > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
