Furled Extended Body tip

[ducksterman]

Try adding some clear Stretch Magic to your FEB's....it adds a nice translucence that IMO should be desirable in many patterns...especially midge nymphs...damselfly nymphs.....

In fact, using colored Stretch Cord and clear gives a very nice effect e.g. on Damselfly adult bodies.

[Normand]

how about a photo??

[ducksterman]

OK, Norm...the translucent areas show more as white in the photo...combos of course are limited only by the material you have on hand. I suppose this is not a new idea but it is to me.

[JohnScott]

.... Duck.

I'm not familiar with the Stretch Magic or Stretch Cord you are referring to. It looks like it incorporates in the furled body very nicely, but has some stiffness to it ?? I'm wondering if you might be able to incorporate tails into the FEB using this stuff. So far the only material that seems to work reasonably well for that application is Angler's Choice Super Floss and similar materials, and the results with those materials are "okay", at best.

With Salmonfly and Golden Stone hatches not all that far away, I'm looking to improve on the flies I used last year. Could you give us some more detail on the the Stretch Magic or Stretch Cord ??

Thanks.

John

[Normand]

stretch magic can be found in the bead department in your local big box hobby store or maybe even in the craft department in walmart

http://www.artbeads.com/stringing-ma...tch-magic.html

comes in different colors and diameters

its kinda like vrib but only round or like liquid lace but solid

heres a blood midge tied with the red stretch magic

http://www.danica.com/flytier/nfrechette/bloodworm.htm

there is also the stretch magic larva in my blog in my signature

[JohnScott]

Thanks, Norman.