Don mentioned experimenting in a sink with this post, and it got me thinking. My wife thinks I'm nuts when I do this, but how many people here have experimented with flies in a bathtub full of water?
When I invent a new pattern, I'll often tie it to a piece of tippet and toss it in the tub to see how it moves when I "strip" it through the water. Am I nuts like my wife thinks (for this, not all the other, more legitimate reasons), or does this make sense? Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ordes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] floating mylar minnow- Just one way > There are lots of ways to skin this cat. One I use that remains light > weight is to stuff some scrap egg yarn or McFlyfoam, saturated with > floatant, into the cavity before sealing it up. Has the right "feel" and > sheds water quickly for casting. It is quick to tie and manage. Don't > overstuff unless you have a purpose like shaping the minnow to match a > particular species. A dab of head cement in a few places will hold it in > place. I prefer McFlyfoam because it won't compress when wet. Experiment > in a sink to get just the float and swimming characteristics you want. The > hook size and placement of it sets the keel, at rest position, & swimming > characteristics. Add barbell eyes, crystal hair, glitter, rattles, zonker > strips, glow in the dark materials, whatever, to enhance the effect. > > I tied a floating/jointed minnow that drove the blues and jacks nuts a > couple of years ago in Florida. > > DonO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jamieson Mckernan > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 5:21 PM > Subject: [VFB] floating mylar minnow > > > Listers, > I just got some mylar tubing and am interested in making the > floating minnow....I made one and it doesn't want to float. I don't know > what I'm doing wrong, so any advice will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, Jamieson > > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >
