Fly Floatant

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:29:11 GMT, (Goat) wrote:

The area I live in does not have a flyshop within an hour drive. After
gas or shipping charges from mail order (not to mention the wait)
floatant ends up costing twice as much, but
more than that it is just becoming a pain in the butt.
This leads me to my question.
Does anybody know how I can make my own floatant? Something I can
pick-up at the hardware store or grocery store prehaps?
What did the "old timers" use as floatant in the days before LL Bean?

Thanks

(new to group, so if this is a beaten horse..... Sorry)


Okay all you junior chemists here is the pertinent question. How many
of you are actually using Albolene straight out of the jar instead of
plunking down your $3.50 at the counter of the local fly shop/
discount store when your little plastic bottle goes dry?


g.c.

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:29:11 GMT, (Goat) wrote:

The area I live in does not have a flyshop within an hour drive. After
gas or shipping charges from mail order (not to mention the wait)
floatant ends up costing twice as much, but
more than that it is just becoming a pain in the butt.
This leads me to my question.
Does anybody know how I can make my own floatant? Something I can
pick-up at the hardware store or grocery store prehaps?
What did the "old timers" use as floatant in the days before LL Bean?

Thanks

(new to group, so if this is a beaten horse..... Sorry)


Okay all you junior chemists here is the pertinent question. How many
of you are actually using Albolene straight out of the jar instead of
plunking down your $3.50 at the counter of the local fly shop/
discount store when your little plastic bottle goes dry?


g.c.

From: George Cleveland

Okay all you junior chemists here is the pertinent question. How many
of you are actually using Albolene straight out of the jar instead of
plunking down your $3.50 at the counter of the local fly shop/
discount store when your little plastic bottle goes dry?

I've been using Albolene for three years, and Cab-O-Sil for one, and have been
happy with both.
The Albolene is a little thicker, when cold, than Gink or Aquel, and I used to
thin it with mineral oil, but I find it works just as well straight from the
jar. A bit of a PIA to refill the bottles, but winter is long up here, so I
have plenty of time.
There is some question as to whether Cab-O-Sil is identical to Frog's Fanny. It
may or may not be, but it works well enough for me.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

"George Cleveland" wrote...
On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:29:11 GMT, (Goat) wrote:

The area I live in does not have a flyshop within an hour drive. After
gas or shipping charges from mail order (not to mention the wait)
floatant ends up costing twice as much, but
more than that it is just becoming a pain in the butt.
This leads me to my question.
Does anybody know how I can make my own floatant? Something I can
pick-up at the hardware store or grocery store prehaps?
What did the "old timers" use as floatant in the days before LL Bean?

Thanks

(new to group, so if this is a beaten horse..... Sorry)


Okay all you junior chemists here is the pertinent question. How many
of you are actually using Albolene straight out of the jar instead of
plunking down your $3.50 at the counter of the local fly shop/
discount store when your little plastic bottle goes dry?

I'll confess to the latter. It's strictly a convenience thing. Also, I really
don't use that much floatant during a season, so a single small bottle goes a
long way for me.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

George Cleveland wrote:

Okay all you junior chemists here is the pertinent question. How many
of you are actually using Albolene straight out of the jar instead of
plunking down your $3.50 at the counter of the local fly shop/
discount store when your little plastic bottle goes dry?

I no longer use floatant at all, I use Frog Fanny and an Amadou.
I'm still using the Frog Fanny I bought two years ago but I'm
down to my last Amadou. I've not been able to find genuine Amadou
here in the states. The fly shops sell a synthetic version called
Samadou that doesn't work nearly as well.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote...
George Cleveland wrote:

Okay all you junior chemists here is the pertinent question. How many
of you are actually using Albolene straight out of the jar instead of
plunking down your $3.50 at the counter of the local fly shop/
discount store when your little plastic bottle goes dry?

I no longer use floatant at all, I use Frog Fanny and an Amadou.
I'm still using the Frog Fanny I bought two years ago but I'm
down to my last Amadou. I've not been able to find genuine Amadou
here in the states. The fly shops sell a synthetic version called
Samadou that doesn't work nearly as well.

http://tinyurl.com/6gcg6
--
TL,
Tim
------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:46:55 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

George Cleveland wrote:

Okay all you junior chemists here is the pertinent question. How many
of you are actually using Albolene straight out of the jar instead of
plunking down your $3.50 at the counter of the local fly shop/
discount store when your little plastic bottle goes dry?

I no longer use floatant at all, I use Frog Fanny and an Amadou.
I'm still using the Frog Fanny I bought two years ago but I'm
down to my last Amadou. I've not been able to find genuine Amadou
here in the states. The fly shops sell a synthetic version called
Samadou that doesn't work nearly as well.
You can order large sheets from this company in Europe.

http://www.petitjean.ch/

g.c.

George Cleveland wrote:

Okay all you junior chemists here is the pertinent question. How many
of you are actually using Albolene straight out of the jar instead of
plunking down your $3.50 at the counter of the local fly shop/
discount store when your little plastic bottle goes dry?

Yo.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

George Adams wrote:

The Albolene is a little thicker, when cold, than Gink or Aquel, and I used to
thin it with mineral oil, but I find it works just as well straight from the
jar. A bit of a PIA to refill the bottles, but winter is long up here, so I
have plenty of time.

I just melt it in a sauce pan and and pour it into the bottle.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

George Adams wrote:

The Albolene is a little thicker, when cold, than Gink or Aquel, and I used to
thin it with mineral oil, but I find it works just as well straight from the
jar. A bit of a PIA to refill the bottles, but winter is long up here, so I
have plenty of time.

I just melt it in a sauce pan and and pour it into the bottle.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.