Hey Wes... You forgot to attach the link... Rodney... NREMT - Paramedic Life is too short, go fishing...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes Wada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 9:06 AM Subject: [VFB] McFlyfoam as dubbing > Here's a tying tip I stumbled into while experimenting. The product is > McFlyfoam, and it's usually used for making egg patterns. One evening > when I was tying flies during a trip, I started playing around with the > material. > > What I hadn't realized is that McFlyfoam is a multi-strand yarn. You > can cut a section of McFlyfoam and then separate a single strand from > the rest. > > Tie in the end of the strand, then clip the other end in one of those > electrical lead clips (from Radio Shack), dubbing twister or a hackle > plier tool that locks shut. My favorite is a rubber tipped hackle plier > attached by a u-joint to a handle. > > Then twist the material into a tight rope. McFlyfoam has a number of > great qualities for this type of flytying. First, it is a spongy > material, so if you relax the tension, the material you are winding on > the hook becomes a wider diameter. Under tension, it compresses down > to almost nothing, so you have great control to taper fly bodies and > make great looking segmentation for even the smallest of flies. If you > want fuzzier results, just "sand" the body with an emery board. > > McFlyfoam is naturally buoyant, much better than dubbing for dry flies. > It is also as tough as heck. You simply will not break the rope as > you are winding it on, and it requires your sharpest scissors to cut. > > If you have seen the packages of McFlyfoam at your local shop, you're > probably wondering what advantage salmon egg orange, pink and red > colors would be for your fly tying? > > What sold the deal for me is that McFlyfoam comes in over 50 colors, > including great calibaetis greys and greyish-greens, and other colors > ideal for mayfly patterns. > > So if you wrinkle your nose every time the fly pattern instructions > mention dubbing, and want to try something that's so fast and easy, it > should be illegal -- try McFlyfoam. > > This page has a link to a PDF format color chart of McFlyfoam. Click > on "View Additional Details". Also, several new colors, including > fluorescents have been recently added. > > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon >
