DHC 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2010 holy crap if you can't make a fly float with hackle cdc or something else what makes you think an air bubble will work any better plus with the added weight of the heat shrink tube I'm not so sure it would float anyway Specific Gravity of THIN WALL CROSS-LINKED POLYOLEFIN in clear is .95 which means it floats without any air bubble. Colored thin wall products weigh more up to a specific gravity of 1.4 Okay you lost me with that one. THIN WALL CROSS-LINKED POLYOLEFIN is one type of heat shrink and there are many different types. This is the best that I have found so far for fly tying. Sorry for the confusion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2010 Okay you lost me with that one. pure, distilled water has a specific gravity of 1.0 so just ASSume creek, pond, and river water does too. Anything with a specific gravity of less than 1.0 is less dense therefore it does not get pulled down through the water by gravity. Again, ASSume this has nothing to do with shape, support, displacement, or a billion other factors. Things with a specific gravity of more than 1.0 "sink" in water. Again, another billion variables because ships made of steel float. so if you had a solid sphere of DHC's THIN WALL CROSS-LINKED POLYOLEFIN !!!! it should (barely) float in calm pure water. A solid sphere of lead won't. Put a big bubble of air in either one, and the lead one could be made to float while the other will float a lot better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryan Wright 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2010 Okay you lost me with that one. pure, distilled water has a specific gravity of 1.0 so just ASSume creek, pond, and river water does too. Anything with a specific gravity of less than 1.0 is less dense therefore it does not get pulled down through the water by gravity. Again, ASSume this has nothing to do with shape, support, displacement, or a billion other factors. Things with a specific gravity of more than 1.0 "sink" in water. Again, another billion variables because ships made of steel float. so if you had a solid sphere of DHC's THIN WALL CROSS-LINKED POLYOLEFIN !!!! it should (barely) float in calm pure water. A solid sphere of lead won't. Put a big bubble of air in either one, and the lead one could be made to float while the other will float a lot better. Thanks for the explination!! Gotta love physics :yahoo: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big E Report post Posted October 15, 2010 Okay you lost me with that one. pure, distilled water has a specific gravity of 1.0 so just ASSume creek, pond, and river water does too. Anything with a specific gravity of less than 1.0 is less dense therefore it does not get pulled down through the water by gravity. Again, ASSume this has nothing to do with shape, support, displacement, or a billion other factors. Things with a specific gravity of more than 1.0 "sink" in water. Again, another billion variables because ships made of steel float. so if you had a solid sphere of DHC's THIN WALL CROSS-LINKED POLYOLEFIN !!!! it should (barely) float in calm pure water. A solid sphere of lead won't. Put a big bubble of air in either one, and the lead one could be made to float while the other will float a lot better. J-You crack me up with your capitalization I just wish this thread would die. :ripped: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2010 :hyst: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the saltydog 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2010 I think I will stick with my principles of the food I eat, if I can't pronounce then I don't eat it.... I can't pronounce POLYOLEFIN, so I ain't tying with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrequentTyer 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2010 Ummm, no thanks But this does remind me of Vince Mariano's description of using porcupine quill for forming extended bodies. I could never imagine a fish mouthing a porcupine quill! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2010 Ummm, no thanks But this does remind me of Vince Mariano's description of using porcupine quill for forming extended bodies. I could never imagine a fish mouthing a porcupine quill! added hooking power :hyst: actually I use quills alot they wark great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flytyer14 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2010 holy crap if you can't make a fly float with hackle cdc or something else what makes you think an air bubble will work any better plus with the added weight of the heat shrink tube I'm not so sure it would float anyway Specific Gravity of THIN WALL CROSS-LINKED POLYOLEFIN in clear is .95 which means it floats without any air bubble. Colored thin wall products weigh more up to a specific gravity of 1.4 Okay you lost me with that one. What he's saying is their pproduct is significantly lighter than the other leading brands by a total of .45 and idk what units are in use here... And Bob, agreed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHC 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2018 This is a pattern that has worked extremely well. When I first tied it I wondered if it would work, when it did I wondered why -- Thus the Wonder Bug. To see the recipe follow this link https://unsinkableflies.blogspot.com/2009/10/wonder-bug.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHC 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2018 Ever evolving heat shrink flies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
