RE: [VFB] Re: to float a fly without greze on your fingers..

[mark romero]

Thankx Joyce, about the only flies i have ever tyed with foam are ant flies. 
I just don't get a "feel" for foam. You know how materials "feel" in your 
hands. Spose i'm limiting my creativity, but i just can't get a "feel" for 
foam. Jim Hatch down in one of the Carolinas tyes these pig flies that are 
so cool, out of flip flop foam. He sent me one, it's a riot. Got all kinds 
of Razorbacks, in every color you can think of. He just loves foam. Goes all 
over the place lookin' for flip flops, LOL. I think he's tying at the Sowbug 
this year too. Well, thankx again. mark


From: "Joyce Westphal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [VFB] Re: to float a fly without greze on your fingers..
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 02:40:11 -0700
The question was asked, how to make sure that your fly floated. The easiest
way is to simply tie a bit of foam somewhere to the fly. For instance, say
you are tying a parachute fly of any style. Simply wrap a bit of foam 
around
the fly, either a tiny strip wound up the shank, not too tight so it 
doesn't
have all the air squished out, or as a tiny strip from under the parachute
and as a part of the post. There was an excellent article about doing
spinners and Klinkhammers and any other fly this way in one of the past
month's UK magazine, Flytying and Flyfishing.  You can adapt a piece of 
foam
to any pattern that you are tying. Hope this helps. Joyce

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