CDC Question

[Joe Billingsley]

Do oiler puff fibers float as well as regular CDC feather fibers?

Joe

[herefishy]

Hans? Oh, Hans, where are you when we need you?

[narcodog]

In a word, yes. I don't use them that much because I just use regular cdc. When I do use puffs I use them for posts on emergers, klinks and some parachutes.

[NJTroutbum]

Yes. Puffs float much better in my opinion.

[Joe Billingsley]

So.....for tiny (#22-#26) CDC Comparaduns oiler puffs would be great? I find them easier to manipulate in those sizes.
Thanks.

Joe

[jay92]

They do float well, but the regular feather has a center stem, with fibers coming off at nearly a right angle, so it traps air well. The puffs seem to clump together faster when wet or fish slimed, but squeezing the water out, and brushing in a little dry dessicant powder of choice, rescues them well.

[planettrout]

Hans? Oh, Hans, where are you when we need you?

Here is Hans:

http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/tying-with-cdc/

In my experience, puffs do not float as well as the CDC feather. I primarily use them for patterns I fish sub-surface like an RS2. In any case, if there is a desire to use puffs, use more than one. Rene Harrop once remarked that most tiers do not use enough CDC when tying patterns that incorporate CDC feathers...



JUJU (UV 2) RS-2 EMERGER (Baetis, Gray/Olive)

PT/TB

[NJTroutbum]

I would respectfully disagree with that. I specifically use puffs (sometimes doubled) on many patterns in which the sizes fits the application, because I've noticed the opposite.

But that's just the opinion of one tyer to another. I do agree with Rene Harrops remarks though.

Ralph