Striperknight 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2015 I saw a pattern in a magazine that listed UV Chewee Skin as a material. I don't have access to UV Chewee skin but have lot of Bodi-stretch material in my supplies. Can anyone tell me the difference between the two? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artimus001 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2015 as far as i can see; one is UV, the other is not. substitute away Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Curtis Fry 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2015 From experience, don't mess around with the Chewee skin. It's a horribly inconsistent product and will most often just disintegrate over time as the material breaks down. I've tied probably 200 or so flies with it over time and like 80% of them have just come apart. I've had some success when I thoroughly coat it with a UV resin or something, but in general, untreated Chewee skin is just too difficult to work with. If you go to the manufacturer, they'll tell you you're tying it in wrong (upside down) or stretching it or something that makes no sense. So yeah, go with a scud back, body stretch or latex or something along those lines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Striperknight 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks! Thats the type of info I was looking for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artimus001 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2015 From experience, don't mess around with the Chewee skin. It's a horribly inconsistent product and will most often just disintegrate over time as the material breaks down. I've tied probably 200 or so flies with it over time and like 80% of them have just come apart. I've had some success when I thoroughly coat it with a UV resin or something, but in general, untreated Chewee skin is just too difficult to work with. If you go to the manufacturer, they'll tell you you're tying it in wrong (upside down) or stretching it or something that makes no sense. So yeah, go with a scud back, body stretch or latex or something along those lines. ignore what i said Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stevester 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2015 My experience somewhat mirrors Curtis'. When I first started playing around with it I wanted to wrap it like you can with Scud Back and other similar synthetics. Looked good when I first tied the flies but I quickly noticed that it would start to come apart in a short period of time. I tried ribbing with different stuff but it didn't really help much. What I found that worked pretty well was to cover the fly with the Loon soft head cement. Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted February 12, 2015 Thanks Curtis. I was just about to order some as I recently saw a few patterns using it that I liked. You just saved me 10 to 15 bucks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RWTMINN 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2015 Ditto, saved me ordering another material that ends up in a bin in the furnace room used once . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Striperknight 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2015 Although I lurk here a lot and don't post much, I'm glad I asked this question. It save a couple of us from buying it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites