Although I only fish small to medium lakes, I like to use a dry fly when there's a chance.
What does everyone use as a dry fly floatant as I'm not sure which to buy.
Seen a silicone which seems a good buy, but there's others out there and it gets a tad confusing.
TC

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I use Gink. Other swear by Dilly Wax. Beware of floatant oils such as CDC oil, they leave a slick around the fly.

Loon Aquel is very good imo

On the fly tying bench after the varnish has dried I use Watershed, thanks to recommendations on this forum.

By the water I dry soaked flies with Amadou and might reproof them with Supafloat from Halstead and Hartley or Loon Aquel and a shake in Loon Top Ride. I also use Frog's Fanny.

In other words there is a good chance you might end up like me and never be satisfied with floatants available today and will end up trying them all.

I wish Richard Walker's original Carbon Tetrachloride type Permaflote was still available. It was easily the best ever.

richard

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I use to use gink but switched to CDC oil and have seen zilch decrease in catch rate but a large increase in floatation time. The secret to CDC oil is to apply only a very small amount on your fingers, rub it around and then apply to the fly.

Take care

Terry

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Watershed after tying the fly.
Gink, warmed up by rubbing between finger and thumb, on the bank.

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mucilin paste its only £2ish were ginks about £5 mate but ive used vasaline before today lol

I use watershed after tying-mucilin on the bank-hasn,t failed me yet!

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My god thats expensive.
Silicone Oil, silicon, polymerized siloxanes (clear) - Oils & Silicones | Bonnymans
£9 per Litre
Mix-In Epoxy Resin Additives Fillers, Microballoons, Microspheres, Teflon (tm), Copper
hydrophobic" fumed silica
$18.00 USD per Quart Delivered from USA

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I use Gink on the bank.

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