Hi all stupid question time all my cdc flies sink immediately what is the best revitaliser.

do you tie your own and do you have enough cdc on to support the hook etc??
do they sink straight out of the box or after you have used them ......

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Funny thing for me is i have cdc but dont tie anything with it.....maybe just me but some of my flies seem to out fish it......i say this with experience.

Hi no I don't tie my own flies ,these are all shop bought within the last few years and never used before,hence the request of how to improve things.

Tye your own....the ones that work best will be used by the supplier as he adds more to his, no secret or hard feelings its just business.

Check to see if the CDC is not all clogged up. It needs air within the tiny fibres to make it work.
Give the flies a blast with the hair dryer to fluff them up again. If that doesnt work I think you have too little cdc in the dressing or the hooks are too heavy in the wire.

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In other words as i said...sold duds

Guess the proportions of the fly aren't right.

They are not 'weigted' in teh favour of the CDC.

Tie your own or switch supplier!

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Ok here goes,

1) CDC does not sink unless a, waterlogged, b, gummed up, or c, tied on a hook that is too heavy.

2) CDC feather floats because of the structure of the feather, not because of ducks bum grease or preen glands or anything like that.

3) If CDC gets waterlogged or gummed up the only way to really resurrect the fly is as follows

Wash it throughly in the river, this removes all the fish slime, duckweed etc etc that have caused the sinking.
Blow on it and shake it very firmly
Dry it between two sheets of Amadou.
Blow on it again
Carry on fishing.

I was shown this by a famous Swedish fly fisher and trust me it works. I used to think 1 fish 1 fly for CDC but not now.

Make sure your amadou is at least 4 inches square or it will get too wet too soon.

If it is on a hook that is too heavy change your fly supplier.

Regards

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Again as i said sold duds......ok all i will say is 10 seconds more to tie a fly = less profit.....and yes you are mug if what you see in pics is what you will recieve....knumb nut.