Fly Floatant

[jonnygoheavy]

Hey after a good informational and opinionated discussion on leader, tippet, and fluorocarbon, what about fly floatants?

I have only ever used Gink, but my friend just gave me a bottle of Flyagra.

what yalls opinion on floatants?


Also, regarding a post about Varivas tippets, someone said its too bad they don't make leaders. well they do now http://www.flyshack.com/DisplayCategory.aspx?CatID=302

[cheech]

for floaty I like Frogs Fanny for duck butt flies. For other stuff I like Loon Aquel. I has a good consistency that keeps it smooth in the winter, and not runny in the summer.

[styan]

for floaty I like Frogs Fanny for duck butt flies. For other stuff I like Loon Aquel. I has a good consistency that keeps it smooth in the winter, and not runny in the summer.

Ditto on that....but I dump my frogs butt into my empty Mitsubish Oragami Dry Shake gizmo....not to hip on the ol' FF brush....

[Grizz]

I like Flyagara or Poo Goo or Aquel. I don't use the shake, I do fine with a drying patch, a few good puffs & little dab will do ya......

peace

[campfire]

The only problem with flyagara is that if the fly stays up for more that four hours yoiu have to go to the doctor:).

[Mr. Loopy]

I have flyagra. I was given 10 bottles for free.
So, that is all I'll use for a while. It does as well as some of the other stuff out there. A lot of the brands are the same to me.

[rodrick]

If it isn't a ducks butt fly then all the Gink style stuff seems pretty much the same to me. Try this- it does work.

03-07-2005, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by traveler
Albolene, at Walmart in the cosmetic department. It is used to remove makeup but makes great fly flotant. A huge bottle costs about $10. It will last my lifetime even if I give some to friends.
Then you have a packaging problem, I save those little carmex lip balm bottles for that.

There is a little more to it that using it straight. You need to add just a tinch of lighter fluid to the mixture. This will keep it a little more fluid when it's cold. It's still going to "Gink" up on you, but keep it on a leash , clip it to your collar and let it hand inside against your body.

[Tyson]

Albolene for me as well.

I make synthetic yarn indicators from poly chord, throw them in the dryer for a minute, drip liquid albolene into them and back into the dryer for another tumble. They rarely need to be treated again.

[fishynsmelly]

I like Tight Line Fly Floatant. It works longer than anything I have ever used. It dries your fly and makes it float better at the same time. The one draw back to it, it can be a bit rough on your fly. You have to pour the grainules into your palm, grind it down some, then dab your fly in it. It works good though.

http://www.amazon.com/Tite-Line-Fly-Floatant/dp/B0001WAIPY

The only place I have seen it recently is at Fish Tech in Salt Lake.

[Bmac]

Angling Evolutions Fly Sauce... Best year round consistency...

[jonnygoheavy]

pardon my ignorance but what is a ducks butt fly?

[fulano]

CDC = cul de canard = butt of the duck (in French)

It is a feather that is used rather than hackle or hair to make dry flies float. It floats relatively well when it's dry, not so well once it gets dunked or fish slimed. For CDC flies the feather just needs to be dried well to float again. If you use gink on it, you lose the characteristics that make it float.

[wildnative]

Air-filled bodies, twisted foam bodies, elk hair wings and foam heads. . .what's floatant???

[cheech]

Air-filled bodies, twisted foam bodies, elk hair wings and foam heads. . .what's floatant???

You catch enough fish on a foam jobbie, and you'll need it!

What about the chain stitched stuff? They need floatant don't they?

[wildnative]

No. Once they start to sink slightly under the surface, I call them emergers! :)

[Transplant]

I have always liked Loon Aquel, I was shown this weekend to use Mucilin for foam flies, it worked really good