I have never tried this in advanced. Seems like it wouldn't hurt.
Pretreating dry flies
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dryflyguy
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Dont know if they still make it.
But Fly-Agra works pretty well also
But Fly-Agra works pretty well also
sandflyx
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good dry fly should be good till its caught a fish, then needs to be dryed and treated maybe. I rarely use floatant.
Forestfishin
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I’ll have to try that. I use the same stuff I think and apply on the stream. Then use a powder if needed after that. Would be a lot easier pretreating. Thanks for the tip
6xAdams(Jones)
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This all sounds like the "What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?... What do you mean? African or European swallow?" discussion to me.
Gink it at the creek after you tie it on. When it gets wet, dry it on your t-shirt and apply Frogs Fanny (or similar). It takes a shorter time to do it than it takes to think about what to do.
Gink it at the creek after you tie it on. When it gets wet, dry it on your t-shirt and apply Frogs Fanny (or similar). It takes a shorter time to do it than it takes to think about what to do.
dudemanspecial
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What material T shirt do you recommend?
bringthepain
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Pre treat with dry magic and then use the shimizaki when it gets water logged
PennKev
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Kiwi Cap Dry used to be an excellent pre-treatment when it was still available in a jar (non-aerosol). it worked almost too well.
The various current water proofing sprays for boots and outdoor equipment work to some degree but not as well as the older Camp Dry IMO.
I think I'll pass on pre-treating with Gink. I don't even like it as a conventional fly floatant. I prefer Fly Agra, Loon Fly Dip, High N Dry Liquid, and Silicon gel in that order. I suppose you could pre-treat with the first three options, but they work well enough when applied streamside to a fresh, dry fly that I don't see the need. Even when I pre-treated with camp dry I would apply floatant to flies just before use.
The various current water proofing sprays for boots and outdoor equipment work to some degree but not as well as the older Camp Dry IMO.
I think I'll pass on pre-treating with Gink. I don't even like it as a conventional fly floatant. I prefer Fly Agra, Loon Fly Dip, High N Dry Liquid, and Silicon gel in that order. I suppose you could pre-treat with the first three options, but they work well enough when applied streamside to a fresh, dry fly that I don't see the need. Even when I pre-treated with camp dry I would apply floatant to flies just before use.
6xAdams(Jones)
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😆 Cotton... Always cotton. None of that microplastic-in-the-environment stuff.
6xAdams(Jones)
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I need to try this, for the name alone.
Bruno
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High And Dry is a Latrobe PA based company and their products are excellent. They make a Floatant Pretreatment that works well. It is also environmentally friendly. I was a fan of Fly Agra but putting jet fuel on your hands and then biting tippet , eating ........................................... I have accidently treated tungsten bead head flies with it and the will float like a cork if the situation ever called for it 🙂
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nymphingmaniac
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hydrophobic fumed-silica (frogs fanny) because I fish quite a bit of CDC. I bought two quarts a number of years ago at a mere fraction of the cost of frogs fanny (or similar). At the price, I don't mind losing 25% of it to the wind. The only downside is it dries out my nail beds and fingers. I try to use forceps to hold the fly but it still makes contact with my skin anyway.
Bruno
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High And Dry works well with CDC
nymphingmaniac
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thanks. I'll have to give it try.
Last year or the year before, I took my catace box which is a variety of deer hair and CDC patterns and sprayed them down with a silicone waterproofing spray for tarps, boots and clothing. Gave him two good coats during the winter. Didn't really see any great improvement in their floatability. Dry magic is hard to beat on CDC though
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Is Gink supposed to be almost like a gel? I found some in my vest but don't ever remember using it. It must be very old. I have been using Dab from Cortland. I used to rub a little on the back of my hand so it was available as needed though I don't do that anymore. Anyone have any experience with Dab?
I wonder what is in some of these floatants. I think someone mentioned Scotchguard either on this thread or another. Scotchguard is forever chemicals so I would not use that on my flies or anything.
I wonder what is in some of these floatants. I think someone mentioned Scotchguard either on this thread or another. Scotchguard is forever chemicals so I would not use that on my flies or anything.
dudemanspecial
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Gink is a gel. Its been said that it is basically aboline hand cream, which is a mix of mineral oil and other petroleum stuff.
