wgmiller
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I understand that to a large extent, ribbing is a functional item on a fly to help retain material and for durability. I have a question regarding this and that is, does ribbing actually serve to represent a feature of a fly? For example, is it a "blood line" or delineation of a segment in a fly?
I ask this because I wonder if most of the flies I tie (scuds, buggers, nymphs, etc.) that have wire ribbing could be ribbed with mono. Why does it have to be wire? Does the wire serve an aesthetic value as well or is it purely functional? I realize that wire is more durable than mono, but I'm going to guess the rest of a fly will be destroyed before the mono will degrade.
Color me curious...
I ask this because I wonder if most of the flies I tie (scuds, buggers, nymphs, etc.) that have wire ribbing could be ribbed with mono. Why does it have to be wire? Does the wire serve an aesthetic value as well or is it purely functional? I realize that wire is more durable than mono, but I'm going to guess the rest of a fly will be destroyed before the mono will degrade.
Color me curious...