Tarnished Beads

[eagleflyfisher]

Anyone have any luck bringing gold beads that are tarnished up, back to life?

Tried soaking in various polishes & even CLR.

Nothing really seems to work.

[SilverDoctor]

no luck here, now I keep em in a small air tight container till I use em.

[ÜberFly]

Did you try vinegar?

[fishinglibin]

Dave just take a solar powered buffing wheel with you. Paul

[eagleflyfisher]

Did you try vinegar?

 

No I'll give it a go though.

Have too many containers of gold beads that are now dull browny looking.

Tx

[Vagabond]

Dull beads can't be shined up and won't catch fish,especially if they are already tied into a fly pattern,you need to discard all of them immediately.Just so happens I'm making a dump run this weekend and will properly dispose of them for you.

Address?

[Vagabond]

Fwiw,this winter I watched an interesting Kelly Galloup video that advocates using dull flies and beads vs. bright beads and flashy patterns on dark,overcast days,the theory being that bright beads imitate the gaseous bubbles created by nymphs which reflect sunlight on bright days.He claims that bright beads on dark days appear unnatural to the fish,and better success using dark beads in such conditions?I haven't had the chance to test his claims in a side by side comparison....say,using two identical nymphs on a dark day aside from the beads being the only difference.....but who am I to argue with KG?

It makes sense to me in theory at least.....and maybe gives some validity to an old Atlantic Salmon adage..."dark day/dark fly,bright day/bright fly"?

So that said....my offer to take those flies off yer hands still stands,haha.