crab pattern material

Saltwater Fly-Fishing
1

Hey any of you guys know what the name is of the cord that is used for tying the bodies of the crab patterns Mad Mike ties? He told me they sell it at craft stores but i wanted to call em and see if they have it before driving into town for nothing, i live on top of a mountain. All I know is it is gold and someone posted a pic with some purple in there too. It has a white core that you remove tie in and then pic it out to form the body. Thanks

2

for permit/ bone flies: old school is aunt lydia’s carpet yarn, new and more improved is ep fibers tied in in small clumps perpendicular to shank… MM might use mylar tubing with cotton interior removed…

Newman
www.gtownkingfisher.com

3

its a mylar tubing… they just call it “Metallic Cord”… I threw the label away so Im not sure about the manufacturer… But its back in the section with the ribbon and such…

Mad Mike

"to hell with insane… I’m OUTsane!!! "

4

Thanks man!

If it swims throw a fly at it!

5

Yeah but Mike didn’t tell ya about the VooDoo lady he sees on the way back from the store who puts the right JuJu on the materials to make the flies work so well… :wink:

“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os

6

Nice! I tell ya all I saw at the craft store were some very “sweet fellows” get me the hell outta there I bought all they had so I ain’t gotta ever go back! Hey Nikon what branch do you serve in? My family is loaded with military men, if you ever wanna go chase fish with me and my Dad you are welcome on my skiff Sir!
Tight Lines Boys!

If it swims throw a fly at it!

7

USAF for about another 6 months or so… 22 years is enough… time to retire and find a new job :wink: I’ll take ya up on the offer Brother… I’ll be on leave the week after the wekend of the 17th… We’ll have to square something away…

“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os

8
quote:
Originally posted by mountain guy

I tell ya all I saw at the craft store were some very “sweet fellows” get me the hell outta there. I bought all they had so I ain’t gotta ever go back!</font id=“size2”>

</font id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”>
That was just a test. You pass. Now we can tell you where the material is really sold. :wink: