Hydropsychidae

[William Anderson]

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.

[DUBBN]

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.

[letumgo]

Wayne - What is your favorite brands/sizes for the body material. Please give specifics, so I can try these again.

[DUBBN]

Wayne - What is your favorite brands/sizes for the body material. Please give specifics, so I can try these again.

Ray, for this pattern the tubing is HareLine Midge tubing, with a UTC, Black wire (Small) core.

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.

[letumgo]

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.

[redietz]

I run the wire over wax, then slightly lubricate the tubing.

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]

I run the wire over wax, then slightly lubricate the tubing.

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?

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.

I do not know if you have to be a member of this forum to get the link to work, but here it is anyways.

http://www.coloradofisherman.com/forum/ ... ubing.html

[redietz]

It worked fine. Thanks for the link.

[hankaye]

DUBBN, Howdy;

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

[DUBBN]

No, not me hank.