It's a great material. I also use it for muddler heads and other "big head flies".
http://www.danica.com/flytier/nrunarsson/black_marabou_mcmuddler.htm http://www.danica.com/flytier/nrunarsson/fox_wing_mcmuddler.htm http://www.danica.com/flytier/nrunarsson/silk_mcmuffin.htm /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Wes Wada Skickat: den 29 januari 2007 17:06 Till: [email protected] Ämne: [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
