benefits of antron?

I tried to tie a cdc caddis, and it didnt float very well. A cdc caddis
fly I tied had antron just behind the cdc (both at 45 degree angles,
going from tail to eye it was antron the cdc).

Does antron fairly floatable?

Do any people try using a bwo but in parachute ? With a antron post and
then blue wing parachute style?

"steve sullivan" wrote in message
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I tried to tie a cdc caddis, and it didnt float very well. A cdc caddis
fly I tied had antron just behind the cdc (both at 45 degree angles,
going from tail to eye it was antron the cdc).

Does antron fairly floatable?

Do any people try using a bwo but in parachute ? With a antron post and
then blue wing parachute style?

Antron doesn't float. It is denser than water. If you need floatation in a
yarn you might want to try polypropylene.

steve sullivan wrote:
I tried to tie a cdc caddis, and it didnt float very well. A cdc caddis
fly I tied had antron just behind the cdc (both at 45 degree angles,
going from tail to eye it was antron the cdc).

Does antron fairly floatable?

Do any people try using a bwo but in parachute ? With a antron post and
then blue wing parachute style?


I've been recently tying some with a CDC post. They look good to me but
I haven't tried them yet.

Willi

"Willi" wrote in message
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Does antron fairly floatable?
Willi

I don't know but Polypropolene floats.
Ernie

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"Stan Gula" wrote:

"steve sullivan" wrote in message
...
I tried to tie a cdc caddis, and it didnt float very well. A cdc caddis
fly I tied had antron just behind the cdc (both at 45 degree angles,
going from tail to eye it was antron the cdc).

Does antron fairly floatable?

Do any people try using a bwo but in parachute ? With a antron post and
then blue wing parachute style?

Antron doesn't float. It is denser than water. If you need floatation in a
yarn you might want to try polypropylene.

Wasnt it a mistake then for the flyshop to give me antron for parachute
posts?

"steve sullivan" wrote in message
...

Does antron fairly floatable?

Antron doesn't float. It is denser than water. If you need floatation
in a
yarn you might want to try polypropylene.

Wasnt it a mistake then for the flyshop to give me antron for parachute
posts?

Not really. The post isn't there for floatation but as a post. The hackle
should float the fly in the surface tension. Hooks don't float so good
either and we all use themg White Antron makes a pretty good post, but
it's a bit too crinkly for me to work with - it sure is visible though. I
prefer polypro. It comes down to your own preference.

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 23:52:22 GMT, "Stan Gula"
wrote:

"steve sullivan" wrote in message
...

Does antron fairly floatable?

Antron doesn't float. It is denser than water. If you need floatation
in a
yarn you might want to try polypropylene.

Wasnt it a mistake then for the flyshop to give me antron for parachute
posts?

Not really. The post isn't there for floatation but as a post. The hackle
should float the fly in the surface tension. Hooks don't float so good
either and we all use themg White Antron makes a pretty good post, but
it's a bit too crinkly for me to work with - it sure is visible though. I
prefer polypro. It comes down to your own preference.


I've found that Antron posts get waterlogged and then the fly will not
ride correctly so I've stopped using it for that purpose. The best
post will be made out of a hydrophobic material that's lighter than
water.

Stan, does polypropylene absorb and hold water? I've never tried it
for a post.

Peter

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"Peter Charles" wrote in message
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I've found that Antron posts get waterlogged and then the fly will not
ride correctly so I've stopped using it for that purpose. The best
post will be made out of a hydrophobic material that's lighter than
water.

Stan, does polypropylene absorb and hold water? I've never tried it
for a post.

Peter

Polypro doesn't absorb water (in my experience). A friend has turned me on
to turkey flats for posts and while those do suck up water, I've found it's
not a problem if you give the post a good shot of head cement and grease it
up.

The best in terms of floatation might be a thin strip of 2mm closed cell
foam. I've experimented with two strips (orange and white) which is really
easy to see. This gives me a good idea for a swap fly...

Stan Gula wrote:

"Peter Charles" wrote in message
...
I've found that Antron posts get waterlogged and then the fly will not
ride correctly so I've stopped using it for that purpose. The best
post will be made out of a hydrophobic material that's lighter than
water.

Stan, does polypropylene absorb and hold water? I've never tried it
for a post.

Peter

Polypro doesn't absorb water (in my experience). A friend has turned me on
to turkey flats for posts and while those do suck up water, I've found it's
not a problem if you give the post a good shot of head cement and grease it
up.

The best in terms of floatation might be a thin strip of 2mm closed cell
foam. I've experimented with two strips (orange and white) which is really
easy to see. This gives me a good idea for a swap fly...

The #14,50x long parachute adams (nose to tail) cluster with various posts ?

I like CDC better tied in a loop if you're using it as a sight
reference. If you want a bit of flotation value out of it, you can loop
it under the hook and then post it, leaving some barbules between the
hackle under the fly.

Larry

Willi wrote:



steve sullivan wrote:

I tried to tie a cdc caddis, and it didnt float very well. A cdc
caddis fly I tied had antron just behind the cdc (both at 45 degree
angles, going from tail to eye it was antron the cdc).

Does antron fairly floatable?

Do any people try using a bwo but in parachute ? With a antron post
and then blue wing parachute style?



I've been recently tying some with a CDC post. They look good to me but
I haven't tried them yet.

Willi