Chironomid Shiny Bodies

[DonAndersen]

Guys,

 

Badger talked about Antistatic bags, Wonder Bread bags + some other ideas.

 

Here are some of the things I've tried:

1] Anti-static bags

2] Cereal box liners

3] Plastic bags

4] Vinyl

5] Epoxies

6] Super Glues

7] Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails

8] Floss treated with acetone

 

Each of them seems to work sometimes!!!

 

Any other ideas of what to try?

 

catch ya'

 

 

Don

[Badger]

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[admin]

Mylar tinsel - Silver orange and peacock green (UNI) The holographics are nice too. Mylar under stretch flex, Gliss and Glo is really sweet too.

[Flytyer]

peacock herl or ice dub wrapped in clear scud back gives a neat effect

[SilverDoctor]

I also use frost bite {Krystal Flash works too} and floss. Also have had luck with v-rib and coated thread.

[rusty]

Cassette tape works pretty good - video tape's not bad either but is a little too wide.

[jack]

The shredded plastic strips that come in Easter Egg baskets. Use them for minnow bodies too.

j

[Brunsie]

I've had pretty good luck with the anti-static bags and different colors of flashaboo. You can change the color of the anti-static bugs by wrapping the hook with different threads.

I coat 95% of my chronnies with brushable loctite. Makes 'em shiny and tough.

BK

[TerryH]

The shredded plastic strips that come in Easter Egg baskets. Use them for minnow bodies too.

j

Yes, and you can buy a big roll (i.e. wrapping paper size) of the same stuff at places like Michael's and Hallmark's. It's often used for wrapping gift baskets. However, it's useful for a lot of fly tying applications (e.g. wings on flying ants), and one roll will be enough for ten lifetimes' worth of tying. Terry