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Wolfgang wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
Amadou starts out very smooth on both sides. ...

Amadou is simply a fungus. Leave it in the package and it will
eventually oxidize and crumble. A piece of chamois works as well, is
a lot cheaper and much more readily available. The sleeve of a well
worn cotton shirt is better in every respect......except, of course,
for cachet among elitist idiots.

Always nice to hear the knee-jerk nasty contingent weighing in.

A small piece of chamois will de-slime a fly a few times, a small
piece of cotton will not de-slime a fly at all. Amadou is the way
to go.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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"Wolfgang" wrote...
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote...
Tim J. wrote:

The minimum order is three sheets at $50.25 CHF + $30 CHF for
shipping (about
$62 USD total). I've never used the stuff before, mainly because
of the $20
Orvis price for a tiny patch you mention in another post. If 1/3
of a sheet is a
year or greater supply, this would be about a 10 year supply. How
long does this
stuff keep its properties?

Amadou starts out very smooth on both sides. Eventually, as you use
it,
it starts to shred. It works better smooth, but will continue to
work
until it just falls apart. I've kept ragged pieces as small as a
quarter.
To answer your question, if you keep it in the package and don't use
it, I assume it will keep its properties in perpetuity, if you use
it
it will eventually fall apart. I get a season or more out of a piece
that measures about 2"X4".

Amadou is simply a fungus. Leave it in the package and it will
eventually oxidize and crumble.

It's the "eventually" part I'd like to have clarified.

A piece of chamois works as well, is
a lot cheaper and much more readily available. The sleeve of a well
worn cotton shirt is better in every respect......except, of course,
for cachet among elitist idiots.

All that said, I have no way of making that comparison without trying the amadou
myself.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

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"Wolfgang" wrote...
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote...
Tim J. wrote:

The minimum order is three sheets at $50.25 CHF + $30 CHF for
shipping (about
$62 USD total). I've never used the stuff before, mainly because
of the $20
Orvis price for a tiny patch you mention in another post. If 1/3
of a sheet is a
year or greater supply, this would be about a 10 year supply. How
long does this
stuff keep its properties?

Amadou starts out very smooth on both sides. Eventually, as you use
it,
it starts to shred. It works better smooth, but will continue to
work
until it just falls apart. I've kept ragged pieces as small as a
quarter.
To answer your question, if you keep it in the package and don't use
it, I assume it will keep its properties in perpetuity, if you use
it
it will eventually fall apart. I get a season or more out of a piece
that measures about 2"X4".

Amadou is simply a fungus. Leave it in the package and it will
eventually oxidize and crumble.

It's the "eventually" part I'd like to have clarified.

A piece of chamois works as well, is
a lot cheaper and much more readily available. The sleeve of a well
worn cotton shirt is better in every respect......except, of course,
for cachet among elitist idiots.

All that said, I have no way of making that comparison without trying the amadou
myself.
--
TL,
Tim
------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

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Tim J. wrote:
"Wolfgang" wrote...
Amadou is simply a fungus. Leave it in the package and it will
eventually oxidize and crumble.

It's the "eventually" part I'd like to have clarified.

Think geologic time. I've had pieces out of the package for over
ten years that don't look, or perform, any different than they
did the day they arrived.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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Tim J. wrote:
"Wolfgang" wrote...
Amadou is simply a fungus. Leave it in the package and it will
eventually oxidize and crumble.

It's the "eventually" part I'd like to have clarified.

Think geologic time. I've had pieces out of the package for over
ten years that don't look, or perform, any different than they
did the day they arrived.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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Wolfgang wrote:

The sleeve of a well
worn cotton shirt is better

The _best_ reason to stick with plain ol' 100% cotton tees...

Jon.

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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
m...
Wolfgang wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
Amadou starts out very smooth on both sides. ...

Amadou is simply a fungus. Leave it in the package and it will
eventually oxidize and crumble. A piece of chamois works as well, is
a lot cheaper and much more readily available. The sleeve of a well
worn cotton shirt is better in every respect......except, of course,
for cachet among elitist idiots.

Always nice to hear the knee-jerk nasty contingent weighing in.

A small piece of chamois will de-slime a fly a few times, a small
piece of cotton will not de-slime a fly at all. Amadou is the way
to go.

Horse****. Amadou does exactly what chamois or cotton.....or a paper towel,
for that matter...do. It absorbs water. It doesn't remove slime. If it
did, we wouldn't have in our presence a piece of slime who uses his daughter
as bait.

Wolfgang

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"Tim J." wrote in message
...

"Wolfgang" wrote...
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote...
Tim J. wrote:

The minimum order is three sheets at $50.25 CHF + $30 CHF for
shipping (about
$62 USD total). I've never used the stuff before, mainly because
of the $20
Orvis price for a tiny patch you mention in another post. If 1/3
of a sheet is a
year or greater supply, this would be about a 10 year supply. How
long does this
stuff keep its properties?

Amadou starts out very smooth on both sides. Eventually, as you use
it,
it starts to shred. It works better smooth, but will continue to
work
until it just falls apart. I've kept ragged pieces as small as a
quarter.
To answer your question, if you keep it in the package and don't use
it, I assume it will keep its properties in perpetuity, if you use
it
it will eventually fall apart. I get a season or more out of a piece
that measures about 2"X4".

Amadou is simply a fungus. Leave it in the package and it will
eventually oxidize and crumble.

It's the "eventually" part I'd like to have clarified.

Considerably less than in "perpetuity". How long it will last depends on
storage conditions. Drier is better. An oxygen free atmosphere is better
yet. Under normal conditions.....lying somewhere in the back of a drawer or
closet.....it's probably o.k. for a few years.

A piece of chamois works as well, is
a lot cheaper and much more readily available. The sleeve of a well
worn cotton shirt is better in every respect......except, of course,
for cachet among elitist idiots.

All that said, I have no way of making that comparison without trying the
amadou
myself.

Try it. It's good stuff.

Wolfgang

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Wolfgang wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
...
A small piece of chamois will de-slime a fly a few times, a small
piece of cotton will not de-slime a fly at all. Amadou is the way
to go.

Horse****. Amadou does exactly what chamois or cotton.....or a paper towel,
for that matter...do. It absorbs water. It doesn't remove slime. If it
did, we wouldn't have in our presence ...

Well, that was uncalled for, not to mention nasty. But then nasty
is your forte.

As to the question at hand, you're wrong. Amadou removes the water
AND the slime and using an Amadou prepares the fly for the next
application of Frog Fanny better than anything I've ever used.
And that includes a cotton T-shirt, a piece of auto chamois, and
a piece of Cabela's Samadou.

--
Ken Fortenberry