Glenn, Thanks for the advice, I have used some of these things for wings on the Mayfly. I use Denny's JV hen feathers for the wings on the flies I give as gifts or ones I know will be framed. Upright cut feather wings don't hold up well for fishing flies. In the past I had used some packing foam for the wings, it seemed too bulky and as I said, the fine thread I use would cut it. I sent you some photos of the Mayfly with the new foam wing, you can see what I am doing with this fly. I know we are from the old school, I think some of the new stuff we have to use works better at times. Tony
--- Glenn Overton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > >> > >> ______________________________________________ > >> Reuven Segal > >> > >> B. Engineering (Aerospace)- 4th Year > >> B. Engineering (Manufacturing Systems and > >> Management) > >> RMIT University > >> > >> 5/11 Rockbrook Road, > >> East St. Kilda, 3183 > >> Melbourne, Victoria > >> Australia > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Mobile: 0422 266798 > >> > >> > >> > >> -----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 > >> > >> > __________________________________________________ > >> Do You Yahoo!? > >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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