Speaking of swiss straw... why don't pens adhere? I recently tied a crayfish, the back of which is brown swiss straw. I then took my black pen that I bought at Kaufman's (don't recall brand - the only ones they have) and mottled the brown back on it with a bunch of black spots. Looked great! Fished it one time and all the black washed right off... looked lame.
These pens are waterproof, right? Is it a problem with the surface I marked on, the swiss straw? or, do these pens just suck??? thx in advance Jim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of rderedfield Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 3:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Raffia heaven Heck, the wee package of raffia that I buy at the fly shop is just about a lifetime supply! I don't EVEN know what I'd do with 100 yards; gives raffia gift stocking stuffers at Christmas, I guess, or will it to my nieces and nephews when I die. From a pure accounting perspective, on a per yard basis it makes sense to buy that big quantity, but I don't know that it does make sense to spend $5 for 98 additional yards of raffia that I won't use for 50 years. Just funnin' with you, Ross. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 3:13 PM Subject: Raffia heaven > Post script to the bead discussion......I was at a packaging specialties store the other day on a work related mission and found in their ribbon section a wall full of different types/colors/materials of raffia (swiss straw). $6.95 for a lifetime supply (100 yards). > > Ross >
