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    Richard, Great fly. I am tying it tonight and going to fish it tomorrow.



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    Let us know how it works out for you. I am thinking of tying some up too.

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    what a great way to suspend the fly body, and I bet my littlest one will love tying Alien flies!

    thanks Richard

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    that looks like an awesome trout fly! I'll try it at my local creek in quebec. It will also work miracles for gills

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    I'm having a hard time finding that type of foam. Does anyone know of a good place to buy it other then a flyshop? It kind of looks like window insulation type stuff. Would a hardware store have this stuff or how about a crafts store? Thats a really cool looking fly! Thanks guys!

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    Hello Tim,

    Thank you for taking the time to look at the Alien. You can get the Float Foam at:

    Bob Marriott's, [url=http://www.bobmarriotts.com/:8ec38]http://www.bobmarriotts.com/[/url:8ec38]

    Or go to Rainy's web page and do a search for dealers near you:
    [url=http://rainysflies.com/pages/dealers.asp:8ec38]http://rainysflies.com/pages/dealers.asp[/url:8ec38]

    I've heard there is round window insulation you can find at hardware stores.

    And finally, you can also use Live Body Foam (which I use in the Texas BullFrog) from:

    Hunters Angling Supplies [url=http://www.huntersangling.com:8ec38]www.huntersangling.com[/url:8ec38]

    Good Luck, and let us know how you do with the Alien.

    Cheers,
    Richard
    Plano TX

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    Tim,

    Here's a cross-post link on the Alien from the FAOL Fly Tying Forum:
    [url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/Forum5/HTML/004518.html:978d0]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/Forum5/HTML/004518.html[/url:978d0]

    I drill different size foam cores using different diameter tubes or plug cutters. Sort of like this:
    [url=http://www.warmwaterflyfisher.com/tyingtechniques/Foamsandalpopperplugs.htm:978d0]http://www.warmwaterflyfisher.com/tyingtechniques/Foamsandalpopperplugs.htm[/url:978d0]

    If you don't want to do to all this, it would probably be better to buy it.

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    Oh that would work! I've got a bunch of foam cylinders I could punch out. I'll have to give it a shot. Thanks!

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    I looked for rainy's foam at Bass pro just last night. No luck, but they do have soft foam cylinders for poppers. Is there a difference between Rainy's foam and soft "flip-flop" foam?

    Swamp

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    richard komar

    just noticed your address on your post. we will be going to visit our kids in frisco the first week in may. any spots you could suggest in which to wet a line would be greatly appreciated.

    thanks much

    mike

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