Tony, I know you have done this also ,going back a few years of old standbys
winged material, Mallard flank feathers and from most others ducks. The teal
and mallard can be died ,dun , green drake green , pale yellow or just leave
as is and if you got bad eyes as we all do from the years on the stream,
orange and florescent green. Don't forget about calf tails, just thinking of
material that wouldn't make a fly top heavy and is naturally water proof.
Fan the material with your fingers to shape them a little. Your fly should
last in catching a hundred trout ,unless you hook the fish on the tongue and
that's murder on flies.Don't forget to do a few wraps around the base ,you
can take your hackle pliers and twist them into position and give it a drop
of glue to lock the wing or wings into position. Very old ideas that still
work. You can also trim these wings into a shape of a natural. I do like
realistic looking wings and using different materials but it got to hold up
to allot of abuse. Glenn Overton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:12 PM
Subject: RE: [VFB] Wing Material
Reuven,
Same person, yes he is a gentalman.
Will send some photos to you off list, I think I sent
you a Mayfly with the foam wing last week.
Tony
--- Reuven Segal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think the surname of this guy is Belfer if I am
not mistaken. I asked him
if he was prepared to send a sample to Oz and he
obliged (this is going back
close to a year ago). Nicely tied fly included as
well. Top bloke to deal
with as well.
It does make a difference with regards to cutting
the material with thin
thread. I found with the packing foam that I would
use a lighter thread
tension and give the tiniest dab of superglue,
especially on the size 28s,
and the came out fine (not to detract from this
material though).
Reuven
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
Anthony Spezio
Sent: Monday, 24 July 2006 3:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [VFB] Wing Material
I saw an ad in Fly Tyer for a free sample of Mayfly
Spent Wing Material so I sent for a sample. I
figured
it would be some kind of foam. I got a nice sample
last week and it is real thin sheet foam. I figured
it
was packing foam like I had used in the past but
this
seemed to be more supple and it just feels
different.
I have been using Antron yarn for the "sail" wings
on
the fishing version of my Knitpikin Mayflies and
Denny's JV Hen feathers for the "show" version. I
have
been told, some of the "show" versions have been
fished with no ill effects to the wing. The JV hen
feathers make beautiful wings, it is just a bit more
work making them up. I have been looking for
something
to replace the Antron for the fishing version. I
made
up some of the mayflies with the new wing and sent
them to the person I got the material from. He E
mailed me back yesterday and said they were some of
the best he has seen.
I tied at a public show yesterday and had a couple
of
them on display. I was repeatedly asked to tie them.
The more I used this foam for the wings the more I
was
impressed with it. Most of the packing foam I have
used is easily cut with the 10/0 thread I use. I had
no problem at all with this foam, never cut through
any of the wings I tied on.
I am just passing on this info, maybe someone will
be
interested in tying with it. Check Fly Tyer magazine
for the free sample AD, he aslo sends a spent wing
Mayfly made with this material with the sample. The
guy is in Ohio, I talked to him on the phone last
night, we had a lot in common including age. LOL
Yes I did order some.
Tony
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