raffia

[alimar]

Whats this material used for ?

and can any1 post a few flies tied with it

cheers

[Captain Scarlet]

Originally Posted by alimar

Whats this material used for ?

and can any1 post a few flies tied with it

cheers

Ali,

Mainly used for Buzzer Cheeks, and Daddy Bodies, although I did see a shell back-esque nymph on here not too long ago.

And probably the most famous raffia cheeked buzzer is Midlanders Electro Buzzer.

Thread = http://www.flyforums.co.uk/fly-tying...ic-buzzer.html

SBS - Electro-static Buzzer dressing, step by step.

Carl

[TAFFTASTIC]

probably mostly known for the shell on a montana

[oakham orange]

Raffia is used on bodies of Mayflies & daddy longlegs. I also use it for buzzers

[steve collyer]

The Polystickle was tied with raffiene...

[mr blobbie]

I use it on Headley's wet daddy dampen it before wrapping it on the body helps ti keep it tight a great fly for wild browns in a big wave

[madjoni]

you might use rafia like this

[bravo75]

Can be used for sedge wings, stiffened with Floo Gloo... Ollie Edwards uses it in his Popa Caddis

[dwiltshire]

Hi,



I really like Raffine / Raffia, but it seems to be very out of favour with many tiers. Here are a few examples where I have used it:

For shell backs:



Stubby caddis wings (dry):


Diving caddis:


Spent wings on spinners:


Hope that gives you some food for thought.

Happy New Year,

[Fishing Junkie]

I use it as a shellback on coch y bonddu beetle patterns. One of the best examples I've ever seen is by Gwilym Hughes (scroll down the page a little bit):

Fly Dressing