Hopper Wings

Peter A. Collin wrote:

I am doing some winter tying. Having made all of my most used
patterns,
I want to get into some more extic stuff. Does anybody have much
experience with synthetic materials used for a grasshopper wing? I
have
always used turkey, but believe that a synthetic would give me a
neater,
trimmer profile that I want. Any suggestions?

if God had meant for synthetic anything to be used on a trout fly, he
would have made roosters out of graphite and elk out of fiberglass.
Screw the synthetic stuff, use real feathers. g

Wayne Knight wrote:
Peter A. Collin wrote:


I am doing some winter tying. Having made all of my most used

patterns,

I want to get into some more extic stuff. Does anybody have much
experience with synthetic materials used for a grasshopper wing? I

have

always used turkey, but believe that a synthetic would give me a

neater,

trimmer profile that I want. Any suggestions?


if God had meant for synthetic anything to be used on a trout fly, he
would have made roosters out of graphite and elk out of fiberglass.
Screw the synthetic stuff, use real feathers. g

Ah, but I will never let go of my Antron yarn for LaFontaine Caddis!

Peter A. Collin wrote:

Ah, but I will never let go of my Antron yarn for LaFontaine Caddis!

I thought his caddis imitations suggest antron dubbing instead of the
roped yarn? Regradless I prefer to use dyed rabbit.

Wayne Knight wrote:

Peter A. Collin wrote:


Ah, but I will never let go of my Antron yarn for LaFontaine Caddis!


I thought his caddis imitations suggest antron dubbing instead of the
roped yarn? Regradless I prefer to use dyed rabbit.


It's funny how tastes differ. I much prefer the creative use of
synthetic materials over the same-old same-old "traditional" patterns
using just feathers and fur.

I've been tying sal****er patterns lately, in preparation for an
upcoming trip. Without flashy synthetic materials, sal****er flies would
be really boring and probably relatively ineffective.

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It's funny how tastes differ. I much prefer the creative use of synthetic
materials over the same-old same-old "traditional" patterns using just
feathers and fur.

The hypocrisy in the all natural argument is the coated threads, tinsels,
and ribbing used of course. As you know, I have this thing for natural
things in fly fishing for trout.

I've been tying sal****er patterns lately, in preparation for an upcoming
trip. Without flashy synthetic materials, sal****er flies would be really
boring and probably relatively ineffective.

If I could tie sal****er flies, I'm sure I'd be forced to use synthetics
too. They just don't make too many animals with sparkling fur and feathers.

Wayne Knight wrote:

The hypocrisy in the all natural argument is the coated threads, tinsels,
and ribbing used of course. As you know, I have this thing for natural
things in fly fishing for trout.

The distinction between natural and synthetic can be pretty arbitrary.
All the stuff is made of atoms, right? :-)

Is absurdly long and uniform genetic hackle "natural"? The chickens sure
look weird to me.

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On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:30:26 -0500, "Wayne Knight"
wrote:

The hypocrisy in the all natural argument is the coated threads, tinsels,
and ribbing used of course. As you know, I have this thing for natural
things in fly fishing for trout.

You wear natural rubber waders then, I suppose?
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You wear natural rubber waders then, I suppose?

I suppose not

Wayne Knight wrote:

Peter A. Collin wrote:


Ah, but I will never let go of my Antron yarn for LaFontaine Caddis!


I thought his caddis imitations suggest antron dubbing instead of the
roped yarn? Regradless I prefer to use dyed rabbit.

You just cut up the roped yarn and swirl it in a coffee grinder. Presto.