Whatever "floating" synthetic material you might use - poly yarn, Congo Hair, EP Fibers, etc. - it seems that the more you use and the thicker the wing is would help the fly float better, higher and longer, right? But don't even the most water repellent synthetic fibers wick the water down to where the fibers are bunched closest together at their tie-in point? Therefore, the more fibers you use and the thicker you tie them in, the closer together the fibers would be for a greater portion of the wing, causing more water to hold in them. So, would synthetic fibers tied in very sparsely for a wing not hold as much water between them and actually float the fly better, or would not using very many fibers defeat the whole purpose of using floating fibers?

I hope you understand what I'm asking.

Joe