Re: [VFB] Fabric paint use on flies?

[Alan Di Somma]

Rene:   Did you know that the Puff Ant was originated by Gordon Mankins. He was my inspration for the lady bug in your swap. He is one of my best friends and fishing buddy. When I met him for the first time I had secheduled a warm water outing to one of the Indian reservation lakes that have largemouth bass and crappie. He had never fished with a fly rod before. He always used a ultralight spinning rod and a fly. I had a boat so I took him fishing with me and had him use one of my fly rods. We were catching some really nice crappie on a black marabou muddler minnows.   Every since that day we have been friends.     Alan Di Somma Phoenix,AZ. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rene Zillmann To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Fabric paint use on flies? Wes, Jim, I have 2 flies in my swap callection which use Puff Paint. You can see them on: http://rzillmann.tripod.com/swap1/swap1.htm The ant is very interesting. To tie it, you have to make some knots in a thread in the distance of the bulks. Then apply a drop of puff paint on each knod, heat it and you get the bead like chain. Cut to pieces and tie the flies. The second fly is from Alan Di Somma. He used this material as well. Maybe he can add a bit to this discussion. Rene J&A Burbank wrote: Wes, I've used what they call Puffy Paint. after it dries you hold it over heat (not a flame) and it puffs up. Personally I was a little disappointed with the results and found it better to just use foam instead. I haven't tried any of the other fabric paints but it doesn't sound like they're much better. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes Wada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 8:24 AM Subject: [VFB] Fabric paint use on flies? Has anyone done any experimentation using fabric paint (the kind in squeeze bottles) for use in fly tying? The little bit I have tried has been pretty unsuccessful, messy, hard to do, etc. Also, anytime I try to put the stuff on a non-porous surface, it falls off after a little bit of use in the water. I would suppose those instances would need to be sealed in Softex or epoxy, which kind of negates the advantages of using the fabric paint in the first place. Any tips on using fabric paint? In what ways have you used these products in fly tying? The stuff is available in a wide range of colors and potentially could be useful. Thanks, Wes Wada