Alan I use a clear (opaque) silicone flexible tubing for my tube flies just to keep the single hook in line. I obtained this tubing from Sportfish and it is Veniard's I believe. For the tube flies, I use Owner hooks, which work fine, even with a turned down eye. Waddingtons however need a straight eye hook and for these I use Tiemco 800B which are both short in the shank and straight eyed.. This is what I want the heat shrink for to keep the hook in line.
A search on Google for "clear heat shrink tubing" results in many US supply houses but no Canadian. A search for the same item on Yahoo Canada returns zero. I have found one possible supply house in Port Coquitlam, BC. I will check out the local electronic supply/ repair shops. Neville Grombacher, Alan wrote: >Hey Neville, > >For waddingtons and copper/aluminum tube flies (I tie them all), the shrink >wrap should be OK. Some is thicker/heavier than others. Try an electrical >supply house, as they have them in lots of steelhead colors. >
