Is Hi Vis the same as antron? If not, does anyone know where I can get a price on Hi Vis? I’m going to a show this weekend and would like to compare prices.
Thanks!
About the only place I know of to get the orginal Hi-Vis is at TCO fly shop in Pennsylvania. Very nice to do business with. It is Antron, but with a little different twist.
I think Dan Bailey’s has it, or Float-vis, which is about the same thing.
See, the thing is, I ran into a guy from Pennsylvania last summer who had it in every color and used it exclusively and he kind of talked me into it - and I had lots of “float-vis” which is great stuff in the bright colors for para posts, but he said it was nothing like the real hi-vis, from Rumpf, that used to be made by the Liqui-Lace folks, and now is available only from the Rumpf dealers. So, it depends on what you really want. He used the hi-vis for sparkle duns in lieu of hair and wouldn’t have anything else. It’s a little kinkier than float-vis, but not as kinky as z-lon.
The question jcotrel1 has to ask is “how kinky do I need it?” I could not do that without blushing profusely.
Regards,
Scott
I could…
Well, I don’t tie sparkle duns, so all I use it for is adding some color to the top of a fly so I can see it now and then, and kinkiness is not necessary.
I like Hi-Vis for very durable parachute posts and wings.
I save the trimmings to add texture and flash to dubbing. (I’ve been known to tend towards frugality. I save quills and feather tips, too. I use the fluff at the base of hackle feathers for marabou, when appropriate. That’s how I found out how great the fluff from turkey quills is for tying streamers.)
Ed
The packs of Hi-Vis I have are manufactured by L & L Products in Bethpage, NY. It’s been awhile since I bought this stuff and I think the price was about $2.25/pack. It’s excellent stuff and it is not quite the same as antron. Not sure what the actual difference is but it’s stiffer and kinkier than antron. As ‘herefishy’ said, it is used exclusively by a particular person(shop) on the Delaware for shucks and some other ‘body parts’. I happen to like working with it too.
Allan
Yes, I think it was that person’s brother that I ran into this summer, at least Delaware sounds about right. It’s no longer made in Bethpage or by L&L, Rumpf is the only source I can find for it, and I really searched around for it. You can talk to them and they will do a “drop ship” through a fly shop that is a customer. You might also try “troutlet.com”
troutlet.com does have it! All of these posts were very helpful. I may just go with poly pro yarn. Using it for Sulfur Dun Parachutes.
I like that Gator Hair by Montana Fly Company…it may be similar to what you want.
My question is: do you want the sparkle and sheen of Hi-Viz in earthy colours like olive, brown, grey or cream for ‘normal’ flies, or do you want hot orange or hot red so the (parachute) fly shows up in low light conditions? I use fluoro hot red/orange Antron for wing posts on BWO at sunset (I know they ususally hatch earlier) with good success. The green Antron is used for the wing on some small salmon/steelhead flies. I am not sure true Hi-Viz is enough better to be worth the trouble
Greg,
I want both. I want readily visible parachute posts. I also want glimmer and glint coming off the wings of dries I fish in the late afternoon and evening. I have started using Hi-Vis for wings on my dries, so I want it in many colors. I intended to stock up at Gates Lodge in July, but their supply was very low and I didn;'t want to be a pig and buy all of it. I think I ended up with only 2-3 packages. I would like to buy about 5 colors and when I find it, I’ll buy in quantity.
Ed