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joseywales
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- Jun 19, 2012
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1 - CDC, can someone explain it? I understand that they are excellent floatation feathers from the oil glands of ducks and such. But can someone direct me to a photo? Or at least explain how I would know if a fly contained them? I ask because I see they are treated with different floatants during fishing and have many flies that I bought long ago and don't want to ruin them. Plus I just gots to know.
2 - Speaking of floatants and drying flies, I was reading where folks use desicant to dry a fly. I carry three treatments: Gink, Loon, and Orvis Flake N' Shake, which I believe is a desicant. I get that the Gink goes on pre-flight, Loon gets brushed on after some use to dry your fly, and desicant can also be used at that stage. I also understand that desicant can be revived in the oven, done it many times with packs used to keep ammo dry, etc. Then it occured to me, one of the best drying materials, similar to desicant if not the same, and cheap by the barrel, is cat litter.
I have used unscented cat litter as a balancer for my humidor for years. By adding various amounts of distilled water, I could control the humidity very well. For fly fishing, could you not just ground these crystals up, place them in a container and voila, you have Dry Fly? For less than $4 you could have damn near a life time's supply. I have a 7,000 gallon swimming pool that has been treated with nothing more than bleach, borax, and baking soda and I've never had an issue with the water, algae, etc. So I'm all about using the actual products and not fancy marketing. Thoughts?
2 - Speaking of floatants and drying flies, I was reading where folks use desicant to dry a fly. I carry three treatments: Gink, Loon, and Orvis Flake N' Shake, which I believe is a desicant. I get that the Gink goes on pre-flight, Loon gets brushed on after some use to dry your fly, and desicant can also be used at that stage. I also understand that desicant can be revived in the oven, done it many times with packs used to keep ammo dry, etc. Then it occured to me, one of the best drying materials, similar to desicant if not the same, and cheap by the barrel, is cat litter.
I have used unscented cat litter as a balancer for my humidor for years. By adding various amounts of distilled water, I could control the humidity very well. For fly fishing, could you not just ground these crystals up, place them in a container and voila, you have Dry Fly? For less than $4 you could have damn near a life time's supply. I have a 7,000 gallon swimming pool that has been treated with nothing more than bleach, borax, and baking soda and I've never had an issue with the water, algae, etc. So I'm all about using the actual products and not fancy marketing. Thoughts?