Dangus Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Is that shake and bake fly drier stuff just silica? Have a bunch of packs of it sitting here from some stuff I ordered. Should it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slingshotz Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 It does but it works much better if you can grind it up to a fine powder. I get dozens of them at work but there are some that use something different than the standard little white plasticky beads which I have never tried before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningChrome Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 More or less the same thing. Some of them like Loon Top Ride also have a powder floatant mixed in. I gave up on the shake stuff last summer and bought an amadou patch instead. Works way better and doesn't risk damaging your tippet like the shake containers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangus Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share Posted November 19, 2016 http://www.apsnyc.com/pdf/silica_gel_reconditioning.pdf Going to try "refreshing" 'my loon stuff. Worst case, it's garbage anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I ground a bunch up years ago to try it. I don't think I ever have tried it though. I also have made up a few years supply of paste floatant. That works well. I'm a senseless DIYer. Not sure why I need to make everything so difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfisher Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 See if you can get your hands on some fumed silica as it is by far the best dry floatant available. I've been using it for years and nothing else compares to it. It is used in fiber glassing processes for flotation as the stuff is highly hydrophobic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Some will also call it Cabosil, mixed with epoxy as a thickening agent makes it Thixotropic.Available at IPP or lee valley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryfly Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 The white silica pellets work great for big dryflies. POUND the pellets w a hammer on a hard surface outside...the fine dust should not be inhaled. A coffee grinder makes it too fine. Clive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalcal Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I love Frog's Fanny and I was only able to get it at Westwind's (sorry I forget the new shop's name) and BPS. I might have bought the last bottle at "Westwind's" as they were not sure if they were going to buy more. I think I'll give this a try. If it's similar I'll be saving a ton of money as "Frog's Fanny" wasn't getting any cheaper. I hope it works as well!! https://www.aircraftspruce.ca/pages/cs/fillers/cabosil.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningChrome Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I love Frog's Fanny and I was only able to get it at Westwind's (sorry I forget the new shop's name) and BPS. I might have bought the last bottle at "Westwind's" as they were not sure if they were going to buy more. I think I'll give this a try. If it's similar I'll be saving a ton of money as "Frog's Fanny" wasn't getting any cheaper. I hope it works as well!! https://www.aircraftspruce.ca/pages/cs/fillers/cabosil.php https://loonoutdoors.com/product/loon-dust/ I used Frog's Fanny before and Loon Dust is pretty much identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalcal Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I'll grab a bag of this for nexy cutty season. We will do a "field test"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Then there's us old buggers that just change flies and let the soggy one dry on a patch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangus Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 Saw a 8lb tub of silica at Safeway. Even has the blue indicator pieces. Supposed to be for a cat box, but that might be a lifetime supply for flyfishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professori Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Does that mean i can just dump my shake'n'bake in the litter box when the blue pieces turn pink?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangus Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Yeah, I'd also recommend not working in the opposite direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 News Flash: Fly fishermen robbing Kitty Litter Boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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