Has anyone used this as a floatant as opposed to Gink? I was given a bottle and was wondering if it is any good?

Cheers

BW

If it's the original formula (carbon tetrachloride, dimethicone, parrafin wax and silicone) in a brown glass wide-topped bottle, it's brilliant; nothing has ever come close. Unfortunately they had to change the formula due to health concerns over the carbon tet content, so I suspect you've got the MkII version in a squeezy plastic bottle. This stuff is hopeless (actually, I think it's nothing more elaborate than white spirit) and is best avoided. Gink is far superior.

and far superior to ghink is this stuff ,dilly wax by fly rite

Fly-Rite Dilly Wax - Lakeland Fly-Tying Limited

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Thanks for the reply; I will give it a miss. That Dilly wax looks interesting though.

Cheers

in my opinion the best floatant about ,if its good enough for ollie edwards to use its good enough for me

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I would like to try Dilly wax too.
Just try getting hold of it though !!

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Simple, just Google it - Lakeland have it, as Bruce pointed out above.

Jeff

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You might want to try Loons Aquel
Tight Lines

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H........ I did think about loon aquel but i found mixed reports on it ,whereas dilly wax i could see no bad reports ??????

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I am just coming to the end of my supply of original permafloat and have some gink but again thinking of some thing new (I know if it ain't broke ) ,anyone use watershed ?
Corky