WATERSHED+DILLY WAX

[emerger1981]

iv just come across these and wonderd if there any good.
is watershed a permanent waterproof and gink or is it just for waterproofing
and what is dilly wax used for?

[royvs]

Can't help much with watershed but I can tell you Dilly Wax is brilliant stuff...SpidersPlus on the Forum sells it.

I think it's actually something used in Fly Tying, which I know nothiing about, but I use it for greasing up the end of my Fly Line and Leader and also put a bit on the Loon Strike Out that I use as a sight indicator. Both float happily all day.

[BRUCE1]

watershed .. Hareline' Watershed


dilly wax ...Dilly Wax Fly Fishing Floatant by FLY-RITE

me personally i use dilly wax ..

[spidersplus]

emerger,

Watershed should not be used in place of Gink etc - you dunk your flies in watershed, shake off the excess then you must leave the flies for 24 hours for the Watershed to "cure". The patterns will then float a lot higher in the water than before.

Dillywax is a superb floatant - it is a gel that melts between your fingers and was originally developed for use with polyprop yarn - excellent as a floatant in place of Gink on all dry and emerger patterns. As Royvs states, available through the Spidersplus website.

It is also great to use in place of dubbing wax as it helps the patterns float better.

Kind regards

[emerger1981]

cheers royvs, thats what i need to hear! from the fishermans mouth.
thanks for the links bruce i saw them before, but i dont trust sales pitch
id rather hear it from experience than the sellers
and thankyou spiderplus i will keep you in mind

tight lines

[Urban Ali]

Dillywax is great stuff - I use it on all my dry fly bodies - helps em' float all day long!