shuttlecork

[urbanflyman]

here is a fly that i never used much last season ,but did hear it took allot of fish on stillwater and a few on the river i fish too.



the rib aint perfect but it is very fine and hard to work with.

[Mrtrout]

Very nice Urban, is it not a shuttlecock. ?

[urbanflyman]

Originally Posted by mrtrout

Very nice Urban, is it not a shuttlecock. ?

just showing my inexperience again ,,,thanks for that Mr trout i will remember it in future.

[savage take]

nice wee flee mate.does it float okay with it being varnished.
what type of hook is it.

[mayflyjunky]

Nice Fly

There was a good article in T&S October edition on shuttlecocks

The prob I had was as Savage Take said keeping it afloat but by putting a bit of CDC oil on the CDC at the bench helped greatly.

[urbanflyman]

well they do tend to need a little floatant (SPRAY) but after a while they do seem to clog up and after a fish i find it best to change them ,which is a pain in the rrrsss to say the least ,but a good product (CDC) will help improve its floatability no end.

[Mrtrout]

Originally Posted by urbanflyman

well they do tend to need a little floatant (SPRAY) but after a while they do seem to clog up and after a fish i find it best to change them ,which is a pain in the rrrsss to say the least ,but a good product (CDC) will help improve its floatability no end.

Have you tried the Frogs fanny stuff, it is incredible how it revives the CDC.

[urbanflyman]

Originally Posted by mrtrout

Have you tried the Frogs fanny stuff, it is incredible how it revives the CDC.

aahhhhh!!!!! that what it is called someone told me the name of the gear to get and it slipped my forgetful mind so thanks again Mr trout for helping in remembering me ,i will go get some for the season starting .