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Coating for Floss
I am tying some flies using different colors of floss. However, when they get wet, the floss changes colors (the red floss turns almost black). I had read somewhere that many of you all coat the floss to preserve the color. However, I can't recall what you used. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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use white thread under light colored flosses and that should retain the floss color.
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Midge Man,
They make a product used by rod builders to help thread retain it's color through the finishing process.
It's called 'color preserver'. There are a couple of manufacturers.
It will work with floss.
Good Luck!
Buddy
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Whenever I tie a fly that has floss I coat the floss with Sally Hanson Hard as Nails finger nail polish. It gives the floss the "wet look" and makes it more durable.
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All of those options will work and I urge you to try them all. Patterns that use floss or dubbing use a certain kind to obtain a certain amount of transparentcy. Coating the floss with a hard coating will not allow the water to turn the floss transparent. Using different colors of thread under the floss will give you different shades of the floss while wet. I am not familiar with the color preserver, but I imagine that it either stops colors from bleeding (quality floss shouldn't bleed its color anyway) or it coats the thread with some kind of water proofer. Experiment and have fun.
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Paint the hook
I've actually painted the hook to match the floss to get around this problem. Leaves the fuzzy/matte look, little effect on weight.