I think in order to get the deer hair to float, you have to take the deer
off of it. :)
Regards,
Ken Browning
Who is wondering if 29 degrees is to cold
to go fishing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wes Wada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:50 AM
Subject: [VFB] Buoyancy of hair?
> Back in the Dark Ages I read an article on the relative buoyancy of fly
> tying hairs. Been so long ago, I don't remember the details...and I
> don't have an appropriate book to look this up.
>
> If you were to rank the following hairs according to how well they
> float, what would the ranking be?
>
> Deer
> Elk
> Caribou
> Any other good ones?
>
> Also are there any variations in floatability between different types
> of, say, deer hair. (Coastal deer hair, deer belly, deer body,
> comparadun hair, etc.)
>
> Thanks for the benefit of your experience.
>
> Wes Wada
> Bend, Oregon
>
>
> "It is better to ride the horse in the direction it is going"
> -Native American proverb
>
>
