foam

[countrykat 0]

Just got back from Wal Mart and came across a pretty good find. I went to the craft section and found sheets of foam for .33 cent 8x11" and a package of 50 sheets 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" for $5. There are 2 differant packages, 1 has neon colors and 1 has more natural colors. They both have 13 differant colors and are 2mm thick from the looks of it. Lots of white black and red, shades of green, tan, pink, orange and blue. Sure beats paying $2 for a couple pieces of 3 x 5".

 

Hope it helps

[Camo Clad Warrior 0]

Sorry I didnt see this earlier. Wal-Mart does have a great price on their foam, but the problem is that at my wal mart the only have one size...2 mm. This is ok but I like a variety of sizes when i am doing more than just one or two layers of foam. I have found at my local dollar store( I believe it is a Dollar Tree) they have 1.5 mm and 1 mm for cheap. In the package you get 10 sheets of 8x10 sheets....

[flyline64 0]

Just got back from Wal Mart and came across a pretty good find. I went to the craft section and found sheets of foam for .33 cent 8x11" and a package of 50 sheets 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" for $5. There are 2 differant packages, 1 has neon colors and 1 has more natural colors. They both have 13 differant colors and are 2mm thick from the looks of it. Lots of white black and red, shades of green, tan, pink, orange and blue. Sure beats paying $2 for a couple pieces of 3 x 5".

 

Hope it helps

 

 

Good tip--sheet foam is one of the best buys among tying materials found at craft stores. You can also sometimes find thicker sheets, though usually in only in a few colors.

[smalltownfisherman 0]

I get all my foam from craft stores(it's much cheaper that way) .

[iso18 0]

i love foam,just got through tying a few foam and fur stones.From the hatches tutorial.......Is the wing tips supposed to represent a spent stone fly or an adult spreading its wings,,just seems they r a little far aprt from the body 2 me?has anyone fished this fly with success?

shane

[rockworm 0]

CountryCat, CamoClad, SmallTown:

 

I am interested- is all this stuff closed-cell? (ie: will it absorb water after submersion?)

Tell me what you know about this stuff. I got some free sheets of 3mm foam from a kid's activity center once that looked great and came in all the best colours. Unfortunately, I can't use it for floating flies as it takes up too much water.

[the saltydog 0]

yup its closed cell foam so it floats like a cork.

[smalltownfisherman 0]

yup its closed cell foam so it floats like a cork.

 

Same here. It's all closed cell.

[Camo Clad Warrior 0]

Closed cell for me as well.

 

 

The reson I like the foam is that it always floats, and can take a beating by fish. Also, there are a lot of patterns out there and it is quite easy to work with.