Poly, Antron or ?

Polypropylene used as the post on a parachute dry fly will add a lot to the
floating ability!
The Fly will float even after some fishes caught without cleaning. Of
course, cleaning and drying makes it even better.
I'm a great fan of these parachute flies tied with polypropylene. The use of
the colour "fuorescent white" makes it visible at dawn, another advantage...
TL,
Dan

"Mike Connor" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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"Hooked" wrote in message
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What would you consider to float a fly better? Polyester yarn? Antron
yarn?
Or some other type of yarn?



None of them will float a fly intrinsically. The buoyancy properties of
yarn, even polypropylene and some others which are positively buoyant, are
still not enough to overcome the effects of surface tension, unless large
amounts are used. The normal amounts used on flies will not make much
difference at all to the floating properties of normal flies. The only
advantage is that waterproof yarns dry more quickly, ( or don´t actually
get
wet to start with), and thus it is easier to refloat such a fly after it
has
sunk.

TL
MC