Hey Jimmy I haven't used them for wing cases but I have made up little fly rod spoons from them. They are sort of like the ole Johnson Silver minnow. They work great on White Bass!
BobH > Anybody tried false fingernails for wing cases? Looks like you could > shape them, split them down the middle, paint them with an airbrush, > and affix them to the fly. Of course the fingernails wouldn't be soft, > but if we were imitating a beetle, what would be wrong with that, since > the wing case on some beetles is pretty hard anyway. Another idea might > be using soda straws by cutting them to proper length and then splitting > them and taking scissors and forming the case. ( I did the soda straw > thing in a swap about a year ago). I'm sure that there are also plenty > of other innovations that this knowledgeable fly tying fraternity uses > for wing cases. I'd like to hear them > > Just sitting here watching a pouring rain. 1" last night and forecast > is more for today and tomorrow. Very unusual for July 31 in Central Texas. > > JIMMY D > > -- > Jimmy D. Moore - Author,Outdoor Writer,TOWA, TF&G,VP-GRTU > Owner/Webmaster - Worldwide Flyfishing Info. > http://www.BIGTROUTMAN.homestead.com/MainPage.html > > www.sportingtales.com This is the website of Sporting Tales > magazine - No "how-to OR "where-to"! Just the "Why-to", > with outstanding campfire type stories about hunting and fishing. > > > >
