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Lance brought a spool of very heavily waxed pale yellow thread, used for sewing leather at a factory near his house. I'll leave the particulars of the material to him, but it's another interesting material that I hadn't seen used before and thought it might have some buggy application. It's similar to sinew.This juicy looking larva would probably do well under the right circumstances. I can say it was not easy to get a nice, even body. Looks more like something...natural. This would be great for a fatter steelhead pattern. Anyway, I thought I would give it a try.

Partridge and Boot Repair 1260
Hook: Daiichi 1260 #14
Tying Thread: Brown 14/0
Hackle: Partridge
Body: Waxed leather sewing thread
Thorax: Multi toned blend of mole fur



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Looks like the material would make a great caddis larva imitation. Thanks for sharing another innovative pattern, William.

W ~ You continue to venture where others fear to tread; admirable job! I remember handling that material and wondering whether anyone would be able whip it into a usable shape. I'm equally impressed with your choice of complimentary hackle and thorax materials.

Nice! Let's swing some of these this fall.

Nice and juicy looking fly body you have made there William.
Looks like good material for fat pale grub imitations when wrapped, but it could be fun in other applications. can you strip the fibre down to get thinner proportions? Will it flatten out? If so it might be fun to use as a "body case" tied in over the top, parallel to the hook shank over a dubbed body and held down with a rib. Or used for the thorax to a finer thread/dubbed abdomen.
Looks like a really neat material to experiment with.
Does it darken much when wet?

Thanks guys, it's a cool material, and lance was right when he saw it...it's got buggy potential. It does"flatten"some for short lengths, but the fibers are not parallel and there is a fun twist that never quite lets go. There is no perceivable color shift, although it's a nice color to begin with and the material is dense and wouldn't show an underbody. (that might not be true if the underbody were tinsel vs. dark thread, but it would be minor. I tied a few others that are just as juicy but with fuller hackles, probably effective, but this looked more like a legit larva impression.

I know a couple others have a length of this stuff and I'd like to see if they faired any better than I. So many materials around to play with. I'll try to get back to this one at some point. Please send me a note if any of you would like a sample.

Thanks again. Any other suggestions would be great. I'll go my best.

A few years back I played with a similar material. It was well waxed but not a twisted yarn. It did lay flat. It is sold in bead shops as imitation sinew for craft projects. I tried a few patterns but only had luck with one nymph type. This is the only color I have seen it in, but I do like the color. I basically fish it like a you might a czech nymph.

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Carl, that's a nice grub in a cool hook. I haven't seen this material before, but it seems like an inevitability now having seen it. It just looks like it has that potential. Nice pattern.

W

William,
I am impressed once more that you get that fat, waxy twine to behave itself.
And Carl, nice grub too.

I'll have to give it a try now myself.

Lance