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This isn't a reply to Mike's post. My Google/Browser
combo wouldn't 'reply' to earlier posts, for some reason.

Someone else mentioned cross country ski wax.
I used that stuff for years. But then I began to suspsect
I was getting unexplained refusals that didn't make sense.
Then I began to suspect it had a smell the fish don't like.
I can't prove this, but I now believe it to true.
So I don't use ski vax anymo.


This is a reply to yours!

I believe rhat as well. If something smells wrong, then the fish will refuse
it. Besswax, and one or two other things like dried varnish, etc don´t seem
to make any difference, but there are a lot things that do.

The old trick of rubbing the fly in bankside mud, after washing your hands
in the water, is still a very good tip.

TL
MC