The rubber band trick was shown to me years ago from one of the youth members of the Poland of Czech team. Works very well
@rd295710 ай бұрын
The finget tip is excellent.ivr been using cdc for a few seasons and this is going to make it sooooo much better. Thank you very much!
@tacticalflyfisher381710 ай бұрын
Thanks! I’m sure you’ll be able to keep your cdc flies going strong with this process. Happy fishing!
@alistaircorbishley58818 ай бұрын
Big advocate of Loon Top Ride, used it for a couple of seasons now but never tried applyit with my fingers. Several fishers in my local club swear by the elastic (laggy) band method to get the water off, but I use a brush left over from a bottle of Orvis desiccant.
@scottmacdonald926910 ай бұрын
Always great info. Thanks for the tip with the life flex. Going to try it tomorrow on the Kings!
@tacticalflyfisher381710 ай бұрын
Have fun on the water!
@kylehorvath664910 ай бұрын
Wish I had these techniques under my belt last weekend when I was flicking dries under a culvert for browns behind my AirBnB.
@tacticalflyfisher381710 ай бұрын
There’s always next time Sierra wild man.
@Asturiano7264 ай бұрын
Es mejor un pequeño pincel 🖌️ o brochita. 👌👌
@ethancampbell72739 ай бұрын
Kind of a late comment but what are some of your favorite cdc/competition-style dry flies? As I have gotten into competitive fly fishing I need to improve my dry selection and would really appreciate your input.
@tacticalflyfisher38179 ай бұрын
There are a billion options out there and most are good. I tend to use Spanish split wing style flies a lot.
@blueridgeflyguy955110 ай бұрын
Devin, what is that little red fly box on top of your Umpqua chest pack
@tacticalflyfisher381710 ай бұрын
It’s a Fulling Mill chest patch. They are supposed to be available soon so we should have them in the store shortly.
@blueridgeflyguy955110 ай бұрын
@@tacticalflyfisher3817 you can go ahead and put me down for two of those
@tacticalflyfisher381710 ай бұрын
@@blueridgeflyguy9551 they are really nice. I know you’ll like them.
@joemalone581910 ай бұрын
is there a reason you use your finger instead of a brush for the powder?
@tacticalflyfisher381710 ай бұрын
I used to use a brush before my friend Pablo showed me the finger in the Top Ride trick. Here are the reasons I ditched it. Some brushes don't hold powder very well. Others do but then grab a lot more powder than is typically need. Lastly, even when the brush works, it tends to take a lot longer to work the powder into the fibers and split them apart. The finger is generally much better at forcing the fibers to split apart and at working the desiccant thoroughly into the fibers.
@aa-ron.10 ай бұрын
What is the name of the rubber band material you are using and where would one get it from? I think you were saying live flex?
@tacticalflyfisher381710 ай бұрын
There is a link in the video description. It’s Hareline Life Flex. tacticalflyfisher.com/products/hareline-life-flex-leg-and-body-material-lfx?_pos=1&_psq=life+flex&_ss=e&_v=1.0
@tacticalflyfisher381710 ай бұрын
@@privateaccount8027 yes. It’s the same type of spandex based material.
@jaked647410 ай бұрын
Do you pre treat your CDC dry flies with anything? Thanks.
@tacticalflyfisher381710 ай бұрын
I've tried various pretreatments but none of them seem to help much after a few fish.
@mdekelver110 ай бұрын
I have tried Lochsa, but just the smallest amount on your fingers. Unsure if it makes a difference.
@tacticalflyfisher381710 ай бұрын
@@mdekelver1 while Loon says Lochsa works on CDC, my experience is still that gel floatants end up clumping CDC fibers together and not improving floatation. Gels work well for other dry flies but I tend to not use them on CDC.
@damonm75419 ай бұрын
Same results here with Lochsa. Not recommended.
@Mark_Thompson_AuthorАй бұрын
Great tips... Thank you from the U.K. @MarkTwrites
@tacticalflyfisher3817Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
@4stringmanagmaildcom10 ай бұрын
I've been fly fishing for 50 years. What's CDC? Never heard the term. The rubber band trick is useful. Thanks.
@tacticalflyfisher381710 ай бұрын
It’s a pretty ubiquitous acronym in fly tying for cul de canard or butt of the duck. It’s a section of feathers that surrounds the preening gland on a duck that is very useful for dry fly wings and soft hackles.