Hans Weilenmann 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2010 Tidbit Hook: Tiemco 102Y #15 Thread: Benecchi 12/0, light grey Tail: Grizzly cock hackle barbs Abdomen: Argentinean hare, tan Thorax/hackle: Grizzly cock; Argentinean hare, dyed amber, into split thread - twisted together Cheers, Hans W Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 29, 2010 Hans, thanks for posting! Always a big fan of your photography! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryan Wright 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2010 I agree great tie and great photo as well. Job well done. :yahoo: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wetflyguy 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2010 I like -very nice! wet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swellcat 0 Report post Posted November 7, 2010 Isn't this a wet body material paired with dry hackle and tail? Is the idea to achieve a lower-riding fly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hans Weilenmann 0 Report post Posted November 7, 2010 Isn't this a wet body material paired with dry hackle and tail? Is the idea to achieve a lower-riding fly? swellcat, Not really. Modern floatants will waterproof pretty much any material, plus what keeps most materials in the film is 'floatability', not 'buoyancy'. It will ride as most traditional hackled dries. For a still lower riding version, trim barbs underneath. Cheers, Hans W Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swellcat 0 Report post Posted November 7, 2010 . . . 'floatability', not 'buoyancy'. Found this in researching the distinction: The basic laws of hydrostatics of floating bodies were introduced by the Great Archimedes in 300 B.C. . . . he was the first to establish the basic law of buoyancy and eventually floatability; namely, the ability of a solid body to float is trivially related to the equilibrium and balance of the gravitational (weight) and the hydrostatic pressure (buoyancy) force. — Floatability and Stability of Ships: 23 Centuries after Archimedes Alberto Francescutto and Apostolos D. Papanikolaou — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_tension Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hans Weilenmann 0 Report post Posted November 7, 2010 Indeed. Very few materials we use in our tying have actual buoyancy, and very few of our dry fly patterns have a specific weight < H2O. 'Floatability' keeps them in the film. Cheers, Hans W Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyfishing99 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2010 Indeed. Very few materials we use in our tying have actual buoyancy, and very few of our dry fly patterns have a specific weight < H2O. 'Floatability' keeps them in the film. Cheers, Hans W Hans, This is Byron Haugh. Very nice fly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
