Haven't tried wrapping the short polar fiber. I'll have to give it a
shot. What I do use is the Polar Plus, that comes in 12 inch long shanks,
as a substitute for wool when I tie Siliclone style flies. It can be spun
like wool, but it makes for a much lighter fly. I coat it with clear
Silicone and then treat with a liquid floatant like Water Shed. It will float
like a cork, and works well fished off of sinking line.
Jerry C
"All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia."
In a message dated 7/7/2005 10:40:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It
might, I haven't tried that yet with that technique. Another thing
I
learned recently is with polar fiber or craft fur (yes, I use a lot
of
craft fur...). Instead of using it as a wing or dubbing you cut it
into a
strip like rabbit. Then you palmer it and brush it back. The
you coat the
head with softex or something similar. It basically
creates a shroud. What
you get is a very light fly that has a nice
shape which pushes a lot of
water. The shroud gives it form and keeps
the weight down. The softex keeps
it's shape and resists getting
soaked. It swims very nicely and slightly
suspends. It's also pretty
quick, easy, and cheap to tie. I've been tying
it all white and using
markers to color it to suit conditions. Still
playing with it but I
like how it looks & moves. Now I just need to
catch something with it!
On 7/7/05, Deborah Duran
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can you give it a very light coating
of Silicone to keep it floating better?
> Deb
>
>
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> Behalf Of Ken Staples
>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 12:25 AM
> To: [email protected]
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Subject: Re: [VFB] striper patterns
>
> Hey Jerry,
>
> I've tried wool as well and it works alright. You could also maybe
try
> foam. I've also had some success with craft fur "underfur" put
into a
> dubbing loop and packed tightly. Easy to trim & shape and
stays
> bouyant for awhile. Probably would be better with floatant
or
> something. Just some thoughts.
>
> Ken
>
> On 7/6/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>
> > that's the one
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