Bertie Doe
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Thanks Silvercreek for your kind offer. As you say, shipping costs to Europe are excessive, mainly because they won't 'ship' by surface mail but insist on air-freight. While looking at Killer Bugs I came across Tim Cammisa's version on youtube :- http://tinyurl.com/n76rvhv As you see, he uses Jamieson Spindrift in oyster :- http://tinyurl.com/mglgprf It's also a 2 ply wool as per Chadwicks and Borroco UAF. At this price I'll also get a match for the more yellowy sand, used on the bed of the local lake/reservoir. Could prove handy for bodies for other patterns. I think the oyster will work better on the feeder streams.
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Thanks Silvercreek for your kind offer. As you say, shipping costs to Europe are excessive, mainly because they won't 'ship' by surface mail but insist on air-freight. While looking at Killer Bugs I came across Tim Cammisa's version on youtube :- http://tinyurl.com/n76rvhv As you see, he uses Jamieson Spindrift in oyster :- http://tinyurl.com/mglgprf It's also a 2 ply wool as per Chadwicks and Borroco UAF. At this price I'll also get a match for the more yellowy sand, used on the bed of the local lake/reservoir. Could prove handy for bodies for other patterns. I think the oyster will work better on the feeder streams.
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Thanks for the wet/dry info Fisherboy - I guess I should have spotted that. It's a pity the 477 has been discontinued, even though Thomas Chadwick & Sons are still going strong here in the UK. I've found a seller of Berroco in the steel cut oats color. Unfortunately they only stock the heavier grade of yarns, used for the chunkier pullovers and cardigans. I may buy some if I can't source the Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine grade over here. Mind you, 400 yards should last me several life-times
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Hallo, I'm a newbie to both fly fishing and tying. This is a great post so thanks all - saved to 'faves' In Silver Creeks' closeup pics of the 2 patterns : Chadwicks and Berroco both wet and dry versions look similar. They each have a wire 'underbody'. So my daft question is - what other ingredient will make one float and the other sink? Is it the obvious application of floatant to one and sinkant to the other? Thanks in anticipation.