Varnish the beads....they won't corrode....works in fresh water or salt. R
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rene Zillmann Sent: Wednesday, 26 April 2006 6:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Salt Water Materials Gang, I started to ty for an upcoming adventure in September, my first flies for the salt. Question: What about the materials, especially the metals? When I put different metals (like copper, steel, zinc) into water, e little bit of electricity is generated, in saltwater the generated voltage is a bit higher - at least technically. For sure not dangerous, but it might have 2 effects: More issues with corrosion and it produces a bitter smell. Try to put both electrodes of a little battery (say 4,5 V) on your tongue, you will see what i mean. (Pleeeeeaaaaassee, kids, no experiments, no joking with higher voltages). When I look at my flies, there are a lot of different metals on it: the hook, some lead, eyes from copper, flash materials (Aluminium?), maybe some tinsel. Has anybody thoughts on this? Rene
