yes regular teflon tape used for plumbing. I leave about 1 1/2 times the shank length. I actually learned about using the teflon tape from an old timer drift fishing for steelhead with corkies and yarn, replace the yarn with the tape, trapped in an egg loop. I don't do anything special to it, when it's wet it strings out nicely, on occasion I do split it length wise but don't think it's necessary. If you have some handy cut a piece off and get it wet.
Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Tonight's Newbie Question > now that's the regular teflon tape plumbers use right? how long is left to > hang over or behind the fly? do you do anything special to it? > > > > Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side & a dark side, and it holds > the universe together. > > > > > > >From: "J&A Burbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Tonight's Newbie Question > >Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 19:29:34 -0700 > > > >I don't have any pics, I've tied it on then tied the egg pattern over it so > >it trails behind, I've also tied it so it is at comes out from the front of > >the egg pattern and lays across the egg. Use it for steelhead here in > >Oregon > > > > > >Jim > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jonathan Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 6:36 PM > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Tonight's Newbie Question > > > > > > > I'm not sure I understand how you're tying the tape on? do you have a > >pic > >of > > > it on a fly? That sounds like it might work well as a great lakes > >steelhead > > > pattern... > > > > > > Jonathan > > > > > > > > > > > > Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side & a dark side, and it > >holds > > > the universe together. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "J&A Burbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Tonight's Newbie Question > > > >Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:23:17 -0700 > > > > > > > >Haven't used dental floss but I have another odd material for you. > >Teflon > > > >tape, tie it on the tail end of an egg pattern, when it's wet it looks > >just > > > >like roe. > > > > > > > >Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Eric Evans > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 5:57 PM > > > > Subject: [VFB] Tonight's Newbie Question > > > > > > > > > > > > I am curious, has anyone ever used dental floss on a fly, especially > >the > > > >waxed varieties? > > > > > > > > Eric and Linda Evans > > > > "The road goes ever on and on...down from the door where it began." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
