I will sent you the URL from my other E address. Tony --- Michael Bliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tony, > > I have gone through the last Fly Tyer magazine and > cannot find the ad. What > page was it on? > > Mike > > > On 7/23/06, Anthony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > 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! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
