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 Dry fly floatant recom
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04/06/08 06:29 PM
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TerryRo
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Any recommondations on a good fly floatant? I have been using the old Gudebrod silicone based and it takes forever to dry. Any newer product recommondations?
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Re: Dry fly floatant recom
[Re: TerryRo]
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04/07/08 12:29 AM
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rrhyne56
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I have some Gehrke's Gink as well as some Loon that both seem to do OK.
"have fun with this stuff"
in memory of Big Dale
RRhyne56, Flyfishing warden
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Re: Dry fly floatant recom
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04/07/08 01:00 AM
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Jerry Hamon
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I have some Gehrke's Gink as well as some Loon that both seem to do OK. Does the doctor think he can cure those? 
Owner/Guide at River Crossing Guide Service
(214) 457-3407
revtcf@gmail.com
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Re: Dry fly floatant recom
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04/07/08 01:17 AM
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TerryRo
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Thanks I have seen the Loon. I'll try that.
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Re: Dry fly floatant recom
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04/07/08 09:15 AM
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rrhyne56
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You are welcome Terry, I hope it fits the bill. Floatant seems to be one of those areas that has a different satisfactory solution for different anglers. Jerry, the condition I have, "anglosis" compunded with "ty-itis" is, apparently, incurable. I'll be forced to live with it the rest of my life 
"have fun with this stuff"
in memory of Big Dale
RRhyne56, Flyfishing warden
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Re: Dry fly floatant recom
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04/07/08 09:40 AM
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Bead Head
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I had been using a dry powder product called Frogs Fanny for years. Works well and goes on dry. I was paying about $6.00 for a very small bottle. I learned that Frogs Fanny could be replicated with a compound known as fumed silica. I found a place on the web to buy fumed silica at $6.00 per quart. A quart is 2 lifetimes worth.
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Re: Dry fly floatant recom
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04/07/08 10:09 AM
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gray
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Dhooper,
Great advice. But, are you saying you prefer the powder to a liquid floatant. Less mess? Does it last longer? Or is it just cheaper? I have been using Umpqua and Muscilin, and been very happy.
Thanks,
Gray
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Re: Dry fly floatant recom
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04/07/08 10:10 AM
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gray
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Dhooper,
One other question. Any chance you could share your source for silica? Or is it easy to google?
Thanks again,
Gray
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