Thanks Pete. I like that site. I will have to try the patterns.
Mike
On 7/22/06, Peter Gramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I don't know if you meant me or wes, but I use the foam for Stonefly Nymph body pieces... It traps tiny air- bubbles that mimmic the natural's air-bubbles, yet the foam doesn't float... mix that with a shaped underbody of lead tape (via the local golf-club store, far cheaper) and you have a great all- around stonefly nymph. I've caught everything from perch, crappie, and bluegills up to smallmouth bass, and even some very impressive wild brown trout locally (impressive to me, at very least -- over 14" measured, though I'll claim more -- which is pretty good on local waters) and even more impressive rainbows up on the Willowemac (NY, likely spelled wrong, up to 21.5" measured). Anyhow, I use the super- thin foam for a *nymph* material, which is at first counterintuitive, yet quite productive when it hits the water. My pattern is a modification of Rob Lewis' Stonefly Nymph, so all credit should go to him... www.robsrealistics.com , no affiliation beyond an interest in fishable- realistic flies and a debt to his designs and ideas.
Just my 2 cents on the usefullness of thin razor- foam,
Pete
On 7/20/06, Michael Bliss < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:That last statement is what I have had trouble with. You spend time making a fly and it floats for a few minutes and then becomes a submarine. That's okay if that is what you want. This is very helpful to me. Thanks Wes.
