shipmans buzzer CDC

[morpheus171991]

hi all, i am just wondering If one could use CDC fibres for the part of a Shipmans buzzer that floats(sorry i dont know what its called). I Would like to knock a few of these up but i dont have any foam left and i have some CDC.
Just a thought
Thanks in advance
Tom(Morpheus)

[chrisy_rfc]

yeh , thats what i tend to tie them with , their a bit more boyant , also if you try it with diffrent colours of cdc , e.g red , pink but they dont float as-well as natural . Hope this helps

Cheers

Chris

[buzzersnblobs]

definately prefer cdc when going down hook sizes

I guess you could use CDC for the breathers, white would be best, don't think it would make a lot of difference, the standard Shipmans' is a pretty good fish catcher...................

[Chris Reeves]

The only problem I forsee with CDC beathers is waterlogging if the fly is pulled at all and in my experience the best takes to Shipmans come when its twitched or even pulled. Antron is cheaper and easier to work with so I'd save the cdc for something that really benefits from it. If its not broke etc.

Cheers

[Scratch]

Originally Posted by grayling

I guess you could use CDC for the breathers.... don't think it would make a lot of difference, the standard Shipmans' is a pretty good fish catcher

Spot on Pete. It would be a bit like sticking some CDC on yer wife to help improve her ironing.... you might enjoy the process and think she looks pretty good, but ultimately, it's pointless - she's good enough already.

Tom, trust me, the original Shipman is as good today as it's always been. Any issues with floatability, either positive or negative, can be cured by fine tuning your dressing, not changing the materials. And don't forget, it's at its best in the film rather than on it.