Years ago I heard that rain-x was a good fly floatant. But you had to let it dry overnight before fishing with the fly. Has anyone used Rain-X for a floatant and what were the results.
Thanks
Tom
Tom,
Read Buddy Sanders’ reply in a thread on fly floatants. I agree with what he said.
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/showthread.php?34673-Been-ask-a-Million-times-I-bet-Best-Fly-Floatant&p=354981#post354981
Any fly I have used the PRE flotant that required over night worked fine till fish on which hopefully happens quickly. Astwer that it was gone, so never use it.
I think it could mess up some hackle specially CDC.
Scotchgaurd works for what you are thinking and I have even used chap-stick on some flies, but Froggs Fanny is my choice.
i tried it a couple of year ago and did not care for it. gink and mucilin is better.
The late Al Campbell put whatever dry flies he tied at one sitting in Rain X and left them overnight. He really liked it.