now that's an honest answer! might not be acceptable, but it's honest!! :->
On 9/8/05, Niclas Runarsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Had the same problem and two weeks ago I called them up about this. They > said to me that this material was made for bushy waters. I didn't understand > how that had anything to do with it, but he explained that they couldn't see > the point in putting in more money to make it more durable... when the fly > would be lost in the vegetation after fifteen minutes tops. > > Nick > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För > Rodney Barilleaux > Skickat: den 23 augusti 2005 18:24 > Till: [email protected] > Ämne: Re: [VFB] Non-Feather Wing Material > > > Ed, > Just got home from a VERY long 48 hour shift on the ambulance and am going > through the 100+ emails here but wanted to respond to this one in particular > because I'd like to see if anyone else is having the same problem I've been > having with "Hairline Dubbin, Inc.'s Medallion Sheeting" used as winging > material... I've noticed that in Shane Stallcup's book "Mayflys - Top to > Bottom", that's all he uses... I like using it, to an extent, because it's > very easy to cut, tye on and form into a wing... Unfortunately my problem > is this: after an extended period of time in the water the color of the > "Medallion Sheeting" dissipates and you're left with an off-white to clear > wing... In other words, it doesn't keep it's color... Has anyone else had > this problem?????? > > Rodney... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ed Roden > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 7:42 AM > Subject: [VFB] Non-Feather Wing Material > > So that Imagine knows we do talk Fly-Fishing... > > OK - if you want to create wings without using feathers, what is your > favorite material? Is there a brand-name, or something else that you like > (like Ridderbos uses the foam from the new VCR he bought). > > What have you found to have the best resiliency in the water? > > What does Byard stock (more importantly, what does Byard stock AND use)? > > -- > Ed Roden > flyfished at gmail dot com > - OR - > flyfished at questquality dot com
