Guest Report post Posted March 11, 2007 I am curious about what you all use for the body on this fly. I am doing a orange stimulator. Have supper fine yellow dubbing bet nothing fine enough in orange. What i did , i tested in sink and it floated for a second or two then sank. Any advice would be helpful. Thought about spinning deer hair but takes to long. Using elk hair for tail and wing, could add extra from tail to body then dub. That still sank. Any advice would be appreciated. tt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex C. 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2007 I use deer body hair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 11, 2007 Alex you spin then trim.I'm tying to avoid having to spin.I can do it just hate it sometimes.But if it comes down to it thats what will happen.Thanks tt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Acres 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2007 I'm not a very good photographer but if you look close the back body on these is actually orange foam cut into a strip just wider than it was thick then wrapped up, the head is still dubbed float, yeah they float tied like this, sometime I'm gonna use a sharpie to veregate them too Pauly' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 11, 2007 Wait a secondwhy did'nt i think of that.I have some orange foam.Thanks for the hint.Alex i think i'll do some foam and hair.You talked me into it. Any more ideas gang are welcomed.Sometime the brain needs a boost to work.Picture looks good. tt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex C. 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2007 No I don't spin it, that would be too much of a pain. Just take a small bunch(you'll get a feel for it after a few), stack it to even up the tips. Tie in your body hackle first at the bend. Now take the clump of hair and hold it so your tips extend out past the bend the length you want your tails. Now kind of push it down so it's kind of surrounding the shank and take your thread that was at the bend and wrap it foward to hold it on. Now wrap your hackle foward. If that doesn't make sense, let me know and I'll do a quick video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 11, 2007 I understand what you are getiing at.Sounds like another winner to try.Thanks Alex. tt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2007 What about polypropylene yarn for a body Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 13, 2007 i'll have to give it a try. I did a bunch mixof foam cover of hair from tail came out nicely.floats. With have to had to list joehard. tt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FWALSH 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2007 I usually tie mine with antron dubbing as Randall Kaufmann called for .With good hackle and the elk hair tail and wing they float like corks..........Frank Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newfie 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2007 i just use orange dry fly dubbing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyfishingwright 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2007 I just use thread for the body. Quick and easy and they work great. By the way, try the yellow too. Yellow stimulators are my favorite. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanrus 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2007 I'm with Joe Hard and use polypropylene yarn for a body, it will float even a wet flie hook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dble Haul 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2007 I use the closed cell foam trick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites