Wes, thanks for the help. I'm going to be over by the Craft store this afternoon so I think I'll check and see what they have there. My daughter has a little mermaid doll that has bright pink hair which appears to be the same basic material. She won't let me anywhere near the doll, don't know whyyyy ; )
Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes Wada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] On the yarn subject > Jim, > > Try looking for a product called Float-Vis. It is the same SAAP > material that is used for SAAP Body Fur with the addition of > waterproofing. The Flyfishing Shop at Welches carries the remaining > (not much!) colors of SAAP Body Fur, so they might also still have > Float -Vis from the same manufacturer. River City flyshop has also > carried SAAP in the past. > > I also have some day-glo stuff coming from a friend in the UK...if > there is some hot pink in the lot, I'll send you a quantity. Not sure > exactly what will be arriving, just promises of some eyeball-burning > stuff! The dyers in the UK are more sophisticated about how to dye > fluorescents...absolutely incredible materials, just based upon what I > already have here. > > Wes > > > Jim Burbank wrote: > > > Exactly my point Wes. Hopefully Ginger will have good news for us all > > : ). I > > use the hot pink for all my parachute posts, I used to use poly yarn > > (that I > > got from Lee Clark for free) but that manufacturer is no longer making > > the > > pink. He gave me a sample of some of the antron and I love it. It works > > better on the smaller flies and it is more vibrant as well. > > > > Keeping fingers crossed > > > > Jim > > > > > heck, that's all the fly tying product people do...buy in quantity and > > then > >> respool and mark it WAY up. > >> > >> Wes Wada > > > > > > > > >
