linked plastic wrapping
My wife bought a frozen turkey that was wrapped (sealed) in a plastic wrapper that was wrapped in a linked plastic material. Sorta looks like little plastic chain link fencing. I looked at it and immediatly thought stone fly nymph legs. I tried it on a few flies with mixed results. I've seen it in 4 different colors: black. gold, tan and white. Anyone else tried this stuff? Jim
I'm either going to, coming from or thinking about fishing. Jim
I have a chunk of similar stuff in black from a ham that I thought would work for stonefly tails but it lacks the taper of goose biots and didn't work out very well. I haven't thrown it out yet but I don't know what I might do with it.
Last edited by rainbowchaser; 03-04-2009 at 05:16 PM. Reason: typo
I can think of few acts more selfish than refusing a vaccination.
Now I dont feel so bad , people other than me see some strange items only the way a fly tyer could. I seem to always be checking bits of plastic and string for tying material potential.
Jim,
You might want to check this thread. Hans has done a whole series of flies using the same stuff in different colors for soft hackle flies.
http://www.flymphforum.com/phpBB3/vi....php?f=5&t=120
Check the body on this fly. http://www.flymphforum.com/phpBB3/vi....php?f=6&t=112
REE
Last edited by Ron Eagle Elk; 03-04-2009 at 07:15 PM.
Happiness is wading boots that never have a chance to dry out.
Thanks REE. It seems the stuff Hans uses is softer and easier to handle than the material I got. Mine is a stiff plastic. Nice BB tho. Registered and saved it in my favorites. Jim
I'm either going to, coming from or thinking about fishing. Jim
hans is using some different mesh netting than that shown in the photo above.
this mesh netting cannot be used for any of hans' flies
Jim,
I've tried to find the produce bags here in the US, but so far, I'm out of luck. One of the guys did tie up a nice fly using plastic baling twine as a body material though. That had to be some stiff stuff to work with.
REE
Happiness is wading boots that never have a chance to dry out.
Norm,
I have some of that stuff in bright pink...
Still haven't figured out what to do with yet, but it's sitting on the bench...
Buddy
It Just Doesn't Matter....
No Aldi's in Washinton State. Tried Safeway and a couple others to no avail.
Happiness is wading boots that never have a chance to dry out.
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