On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:48:11 GMT, "Larry L" wrote:


"Ken Fortenberry" wrote

I remember the great quest for the Frog's Fanny substitute. Now
Frog's Fanny is $5 a bottle and you'd have to fish a *lot* to
go through more than one bottle a year so a year's supply is no
more than $10. Good lord, you'd have though these guys were searching
for the Holy damn Grail. To save ten bucks !! LOL !!



I don't disagree with your overall assessment of the cheapass FFer,

but

I used 1 1/2 pints of FF last season, give or take

look at the size of the commercially packed stuff and you'll see that is one
hell of a lot of those little bottles A new bottle of the commercial stuff
won't last me more than a couple long days, usually.

Um...WHAT?!


The substitute saves me a pretty good amount of change, over time


As for other floatants, I happen to be fond of two of the most pricey brands
... Hydrophobe from France and Tiemco's Dry Magic depending on the fly
type, and I don't begrudge the $$ for either since they work so well

FWIW, Hydrophobe appears to be "the powder that must not be mentioned" (based
upon my _quick_ Googling of "Hydrophobe mouche") and I'd imagine the Tiemco
stuff is, as well. Whether it is or it isn't, if you weren't around for one of
the "Frog's Fanny"/Cab-o-sil wars, and you really go through THAT much floatant
and you want to save some real money, get some Cab-o-sil _HYDROPHOBIC_ or other
fumed silica product.

Larry L ( a cheapass who fishes one hell of a lot of CDC patterns with their
touchy floatant needs and who demands the functional quality he wants but
still tries hard to keep cost/day as low as possible .... and thinks of that
quest, like choosing and using tackle in the most efficient manner, as part
of the 'art' of FFing ... )

HTH,
R