mike_richardson
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Pleas post up pics and possible recipes for these flies. I am looking to tie more with this material as well.
studiomule wrote:
If you are using CDC I'd say using Frogg's Fanny is a must. Keeps the fly riding high and dries it out if it gets waterlogged or slimy.
Yeah, people will say that, but unless you are pulling the CDC off the duck any preen oil is long gone. The feathers are not waterproof, they just have a very large surface area with all the fibers branching off in a fractal fashion. (As an aside, waterproof does not equal floatation. It is almost all about surface area realtive to density. You can make a boat out of lead afterall).osprey wrote:
CDC=cul de cannard , french for a ducks ****** , there is a gland there that excretes stuff that ducks use to preen and waterproof their feathers. Since these feathers are right there where the gland is the get the "stuff" all over them thus making them extra waterproof ..... at least that's the theory. .