Hydropsychidae
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Re: Hydropsychidae
Wayne, these are tops, as usual. Reminds me that I still have a lot of tying to do. Adding these is on the list. Thanks.
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Again, thanks for the kind words folks. I do like the wire core technique. It has performed well for me the oast couple of years.
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Wayne - What is your favorite brands/sizes for the body material. Please give specifics, so I can try these again.
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Ray, for this pattern the tubing is HareLine Midge tubing, with a UTC, Black wire (Small) core.letumgo wrote:Wayne - What is your favorite brands/sizes for the body material. Please give specifics, so I can try these again.
I can get the wire in to about a foot of tubing now. I run the wire over wax, then slightly lubricate the tubing. Sucking a minute amount of light oil (sewing machine) in to the tubing like a straw. Or just a little spit.

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Thanks Wayne. I will try to pick some up materials in Roscoe next week. The little straw technique is a great tip. I remember having a difficult time inserting the wire, the last time I tried.
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I would have thought that wax would make the wire harder to insert -- it is after all, sticky. How does it compare to without? Or is there another reason for the wax?DUBBN wrote: I run the wire over wax, then slightly lubricate the tubing.
Bob
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I caught the tip about the wax on another forum. Where I see folks being able to feed the wire a few inches into the tubing, I can get a foot with little effort. I have not performed a head to head test, with or with out the wax, just how I have done it. Perhaps I can get the wire two feet in if I leave the wax out of the equation. I may never know.redietz wrote:I would have thought that wax would make the wire harder to insert -- it is after all, sticky. How does it compare to without? Or is there another reason for the wax?DUBBN wrote: I run the wire over wax, then slightly lubricate the tubing.
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DUBBN, Howdy;
Link works fine, nice "Helpful Hint"...
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Link works fine, nice "Helpful Hint"...
Is that you in the upper Right of the photo
spread in the header (ball cap with rain hood
over it holding a huge rainbow?)
hank
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No, not me hank.