Palmer chenille

[quivira kid]

Have you guys seen this stuff???
I saw a pack at a store tonight and picked it up to try. It's made similar to boa yarn, but with pearl tinsel. The color I got is black pearl.
Just got done tying up some size 10 buggers using it as my hackle, and it looks KILLER! I may try tying up a couple "boa yarn leeches" with it for super clear water spots. It definitely got my creative juices flowing this evening!

[ldice]

Hey Zac
I have used it a little bit this summer. I bought the rootbeer, pearl, and the copper UV. I made a few of the Murdich minnows. I have seen the Rainbow fly shop in MO tie a nice bugger with them.
Good luck with them.

[mnklagoon]

Where did you buy it at? It sounds interesting....

[quivira kid]

I got this from a place called Backwoods. Surely a place like Feather Craft carries it though...

[quivira kid]

Here's a link with a picture... I got the small stuff.

http://www.wapsifly.com/cpl.html

[James Smith]

I think that you'll find that "new" material is really just eyelash yarn. I been using it for bugger and other patterns for several years and I have it in many colors including metallic. You can find it on ebay by searching on eyelash yarn where it usually goes for about $3.50 per skein of 93 yards which is I suspect a bit less than the fly shop charges. I don't think that there are very many yarn products actually manufactured for fly tying since it is such a small, specialized market. Rather you'll find that it has been re-purposed, re-packaged and re-priced at a re-diculous profit. I'm not trying to knock any fly shops. This is a good product with lots of uses. I just trying to keep the cost down a bit.

Jim Smith

[Bass_Bug]

I've seen variations of this stuff at Wal Mart and JoAnne's like Dave said. Also Michael's and Hobby Lobby. ANY store that sells yarns will likely have. I stop at all these stores whenever I get a chance, just to walk through them and look at possible tying material. Often seeing various items will make me remember threads like this one and I'll stop and really give the item a good look.

The bottom line is get out and look in all the stores not just the fly shops. As Jim Smith points out, hardly any of the stuff we tie with was designed FOR fly tying. The majority of man made fly tying materials is adapted from an existing products.

[Bass_Bug]

Anyone heard of or seen "Straggle Fritz"? This stuff looks like it would be better than eyelash yarn. It apeears to be popular in UK tying. Also appears to be a variation of just plain Straggle which has shorter fibers. Similar to an ice/cactus chenille, but very sparse almost like a cross between ice chenille and eyelash yarn. Both the plain straggle and straggle fritz come in in different sizes(thickness) like chenille.

Here are a couple versions.
http://www.lakelandflytying.com/7306..._Chenille.aspx
http://www.mullarkeys.co.uk/fishing/...larkeys/11151/