Hello all .Been trying out Hollow Pillow Fiber & it seems to be the bizz.It's about the same thickness as Aero Wing floats as well or better but more crinkly & cheap,cheap,cheap. :D
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Has anyone else tried it.Cheers All :D
No good. It's far too cheap and does not come in a small packet with Orvis written on it. :D
:lol: I always have a chuckle to myself when years back the "miracle fly tying" material that was Antron appeared. I subsequently found out it was a yarn used in manufacturing carpets.
We fishers are so guilable at times are we not.
Tight Lines
I'm just back from Asda where I bought a hollow fill pillow for a fiver.
I now have 3000 packets of " Carrie-Oh Miracle Wing Super Float Living Fibre" for sale.
Special forum price £3.99 +VAT and shipping.
These are hot get yours while stocks last. :8)
Should do ok on emergers to.
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I often use Snowshoe for this type of fly.Snowshoes getting harder to buy all the time.Think the trout will love the hollow fiber just as well hopefully. :D.Must be the cheapest fly tying material i have ever seen.I just bought some Aero Wing a few days ago & wish i hadn't bothered now.Cheers
Fred treat the flies wish watershed at the vise then they will be almost maintenance free on the water.I do this with Aero wing tied poly flies too& it makes a big difference.Cheers
I like the look of those.
Fred have you tried using the pillow fiber yet.Been having a go at a similar down wing poly as your one.
http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=9025.2880 (http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=9025.2880)
(not sure how to post your fly picture so posted the page)
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I don't think a straight cut wing approach works for this material.It seems better to shape & trim with the scissors so far.It's a different animal than Aero Wing as it wants to flare out similar to snowshoe.Let me know how you get on forming your wings with it Fred .Cheers
I'm going to give it a go later today Rab. :8)
For some reason i posted the wrong fly first time.It was this one posted now with the down style wing.Cheers
OK, this stuff really seems to lend itself readily to loop wings. I knocked up this LDO loop wing dun in a few minutes with it
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And a dirty poly style olive emerger using the same loop wing technique. This is dead easy to do and makes quite a neat fly.
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That stuff looks very interesting. i have loads of snowshoe hare and loads of various other yarns (Aero, Parapost,McFlylon etc.) but none of them apart from cdc are very good for loopwings and that is something I need to tie more of.
Looks like a trip to Asda is in order.
Alex
Quote from: haresear on February 23, 2014, 03:39:55 PM
Looks like a trip to Asda is in order.
Or alternatively you may wish to consider
Carrie-Oh! Miracle Wing Super Float Living Fibre - Special forum price £3.99 +VAT and shipping. :8)
Loop wing.Never thought about that looks good Fred.Straight cut wings seem ok too.I have been combing the wing out first with a nit comb before i chop the wing.Looks as if there is a run on pillows starting. :D :D
Quote from: admin on February 23, 2014, 03:48:12 PM
Or alternatively you may wish to consider
Carrie-Oh! Miracle Wing Super Float Living Fibre - Special forum price £3.99 +VAT and shipping. :8)
That's the second time you've said that. :)
Alex
Quote from: haresear on February 23, 2014, 04:14:21 PM
That's the second time you've said that. :)
But have you read the reviews?
"Miracle Wing Super Float Living Fibre is just the best - amazing!" A.N. Angler,
Angus Glasgow
"Great product, it's so good I even rest my head on it at night and dream about all the huge fish I'm going to catch" Anonymous, Aberdeenshire
"I've tried them all, horse hair mattresses, feather pillows, waterbeds, the lot, but nothing comes close to this stuff" Nae relation to Fred, Arbroath.
That's just a small sample and none of them is made up. Honest. :lol:
Quote from: admin on February 23, 2014, 03:37:16 PM
And a dirty poly style olive emerger using the same loop wing technique. This is dead easy to do and makes quite a neat fly.
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I'm playing catch up with this thread- that is a stunning looking wee beastie
A great thread, never would have thought of this material. Alibaba has Hollow Siliconized Fiber for Pillows at $1.3 per Kilo!
just recieved some fibre, enough for thousands of flies.
company contact is www.treelineproductsuk.co.uk (http://www.treelineproductsuk.co.uk)
got mine through e.bay as a sample only cost 99p. :D
Quote from: loch coulter on March 01, 2014, 12:39:16 PM
just recieved some fibre, enough for hundreds of flies.
company contact is www.treelineproductsuk.co.uk (http://www.treelineproductsuk.co.uk)
got mine through e.bay as a sample only cost 99p. :D
tried it out on a fly, wee spot of gink and floats really well.
Brought this back up as i want to dye a bunch of my hollow pillow fiber for parachute posts.I have done some dying before but not a lot.I would imagine the stuff will dye well with a hot dye.Hopefully the heat doesn't damage the material.I am thinking about a really hot red or Fl Orange colour.Can anyone recommend a dye brand that gives really intense & visible results in these colours.Cheers
Quote from: loch coulter on March 01, 2014, 01:28:26 PM
tried it out on a fly, wee spot of gink and floats really well.
It seems to respond very well to Water-shed treatment.Might not even need any gink. :D
How about just colouring the post with a marker pen?
Quote from: admin on March 05, 2014, 10:00:58 AM
How about just colouring the post with a marker pen?
The best visibility i have came across is a little post made by using Glo brite thread .It will show up at distance in any light but doesn't add the floatation you get with the pillow fibers.That's what i discovered about Aero Wing even there Fl colours just don't show up very good either.Marker pens is a good idea but haven't came across a pen that shows up really bright in the Promarker range so far.
Quote from: Rabmax on March 05, 2014, 12:26:39 AM
It seems to respond very well to Water-shed treatment.Might not even need any gink. :D
will need to try that.
cheers, tommy
Just received a wee batch of this material today, thanks to loch coulter for the link. When i opened the envelope i thought dubbing, so i knocked this up quickly, its a wee bit rough, bulb just went on my lamp. As fred suggested coloured the dubbing with a pen and made the post from the fibre. Will try to colour when i get a suitable coloured pen.[attachimg=1]
Quote from: sewin007 on March 07, 2014, 09:33:37 PM
Just received a wee batch of this material today, thanks to loch coulter for the link. When i opened the envelope i thought dubbing, so i knocked this up quickly, its a wee bit rough, bulb just went on my lamp. As fred suggested coloured the dubbing with a pen and made the post from the fibre. Will try to colour when i get a suitable coloured pen.[attachimg=1]
looking good used on thorax must help it to float better :8)
That's very nice. That material has got a few possibilities. :8)
Made these with hollow fibre pillow case stuffing. Made the post with it and dubbing for thorax coloured with yellow pen.[attachimg=1]
I think I may have tried to dye something similar to this in the past.if it has been treated to make it fire retardant it won't take a hot dye.
Garry