Rusty Shackleford 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2021 I am getting ready to tie up some double wing caddis and some sparkle duns this week and I see that most use Z-Lon for the shuck/tail but all I have at the moment is some UV2 sparkle yarn. Can I substitute the sparkle yarn for z-Lon or will it absorb/trap water and sink my flies much faster? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2021 Cut off a small piece and drop it on a sink full of water. See what it does. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2021 You will be just fine with sparkle yarn. tie away with no concern over the lack of Z-Lon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2021 8 hours ago, Rusty Shackleford said: Can I substitute the sparkle yarn for z-Lon yes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Rusty Shackleford said: I am getting ready to tie up some double wing caddis and some sparkle duns this week and I see that most use Z-Lon for the shuck/tail but all I have at the moment is some UV2 sparkle yarn. Can I substitute the sparkle yarn for z-Lon or will it absorb/trap water and sink my flies much faster? Shucks have a color so my answer is "it depends" on the color of the yarn. Of the 12 colors below ONLY ONE is a close match to a shuck. Use a seine during a hatch and place it at the surface and you will capture the some shucks. Shucks have a translucent light gold/tan color color. The color you want is at the arrow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty Shackleford 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2021 23 minutes ago, SilverCreek said: Shucks have a color so my answer is "it depends" on the color of the yarn. Of the 12 colors below ONLY ONE is a close match to a shuck. Use a seine during a hatch and place it at the surface and you will capture the some shucks. Shucks have a translucent light gold/tan color color. The color you want is at the arrow. I have that color and the olive brown just to the right of the black. I plan to make an order for some other materials soon from Galloup's Slide Inn and I will try a couple colors of the Z Yarn as well since it's only about $2 a hank, any specific color suggestions there? I was planning on Tan and Olive Brown. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, Rusty Shackleford said: I have that color and the olive brown just to the right of the black. I plan to make an order for some other materials soon from Galloup's Slide Inn and I will try a couple colors of the Z Yarn as well since it's only about $2 a hank, any specific color suggestions there? I was planning on Tan and Olive Brown. What I use is for shuck material is actually Aunt Lydias Rug antron yarn in the gold color. See this blog: http://www.jsflyfishing.com/blog/spin-a-yarn/ "A decade ago a fistful of Aunt Lydia’s Heavy Rug Yarn, Antron flavor, would last you ten lifetimes. But don’t bother trying to find such skeins now, on auction sites or wherever, because rugs have long since gone to other cheaper fibers. Get it from J. Stockard in a less ridiculous size." Figure 1—Dear Departed Aunt Lydia Here are all my colors of Aunt Lydias Rug yarn I bought many years ago. This is the color I use for shuck material. When untwisted and splayed out it matches trailing shucks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites