From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I didn't spot any patterns using plastic ribbing. Don't know what caused the decline. Maybe we should do a > ribbing-swap for those who still posses the stuff.
I still get lots of orders for flies using plastic ribbing type materials, mostly chironomids and stone nymphs. I've still got a big bag of swannundaze, plus all the replacements---v-rib, larva lace, and another called "Nymph Glass". In comparison, the original swannundaze was much stiffer and not as stretchy as the later stuff. It may be "old fashioned", but some pretty cool effects can be achieved by filling the lighter colors of larva lace with olive oil! Janet
