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Would Dry Fly float additive be considered scent
I have a little bottle of dry fly stuff kicking around to help the flies shed water, forgot the name and have never used it. If I use it in the Bow, is it considered scenting? Can't find anything in the regs but it would be lousy to be checked and have to explain what the coating is.
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I am pretty sure it would not be considered scent. If it is, lots of us on this board will probably be in trouble.
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10-15-2011, 06:05 PM
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Isn't that just silicone or something like it?
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10-15-2011, 06:10 PM
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Isn't that just silicone or something like it?
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Yup, silicone.
This is a good question though.
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10-15-2011, 06:38 PM
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I bought a tube the other day, and was using it, didn't seem to affect if the fish hit or not. it did smell a bit different though than gink, and other similar products.
Good question though
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10-16-2011, 11:10 AM
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Over the years I've been checked by C.O.'s a few times and never been asked any questions about floatant. If power bait comes out with a floatant then things might change. LOL. Rick.
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Unscented dry-fly floatant (which is all of them) is quite legal...now if someone started marketing a scented one...
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Unscented dry-fly floatant (which is all of them) is quite legal...now if someone started marketing a scented one...
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10-17-2011, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by GustavMahler
I have a little bottle of dry fly stuff kicking around to help the flies shed water, forgot the name and have never used it. If I use it in the Bow, is it considered scenting? Can't find anything in the regs but it would be lousy to be checked and have to explain what the coating is.
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seriously gus? seriously?
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10-17-2011, 09:21 PM
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seriously gus? seriously?
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I'm serious, I've never used the stuff.
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Just slip in a couple ml of sardine juice and away you go 
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Just slip in a couple ml of sardine juice and away you go
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You gave me an idea but not for the Bow, of course.
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10-17-2011, 09:51 PM
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I'm serious, I've never used the stuff.
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in that case be very careful what you buy. there is a few different blends available and some very well could be consider as an attractant. summer sweet caddis and a late fall juicy hopper to name a couple. best play it safe and keep chucking yer gear gus, the fly thing can get very technical.
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in that case be very careful what you buy. there is a few different blends available and some very well could be consider as an attractant. summer sweet caddis and a late fall juicy hopper to name a couple. best play it safe and keep chucking yer gear gus, the fly thing can get very technical.
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I went flyfishing a few times this year and tutored my cousin in casting but I have some nice regular flys and don't want to resort to foam all the time,, as I noticed swirls around a spider looking foamy that resurfaces too quick, I want it up there, then the swirl, then the presentation from below, like swamped bug. And I don't want to get nabbed for dunking my flies in something then being questioned, to which I wouldn't know what to say other than it works like a ducks back. It's supposed to be 17 for cowtown on Wednesday, and the last bugs are acting crazy.
But if you're just yanking me on blends, don't respond.
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But if you're just yanking me on blends, don't respond.
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He is.
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10-17-2011, 10:43 PM
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He is.
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Thanks. See you at Tipperarys?
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10-17-2011, 10:45 PM
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Thanks. See you at Tipperarys?
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Most definitely....as a bonus to me, it is less than 1km from my front door.
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Originally Posted by Daceminnow
in that case be very careful what you buy. there is a few different blends available and some very well could be consider as an attractant. summer sweet caddis and a late fall juicy hopper to name a couple. best play it safe and keep chucking yer gear gus, the fly thing can get very technical.
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Axe floatant is now illegal in 4 states in the USA
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Axe floatant is now illegal in 4 states in the USA
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thank you, and I've been informed that I'm safe. The little bottle I have has no label anymore -a long ago gift from a family friend- and the stuff stinks to high heaven. I went a googlin and found this stuff, not going to buy it but smart product;
http://www.fishwest.net/Merchant2/me...gory_Code=loon
found this too, unrelated to my thread but look at the two trout type lower down the page,,, the german brown is pretty sweet. too bad rhf didn't find these at the Bow 24 hwy
https://swittersb.wordpress.com/cate...ravel/page/12/
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Pretty bad when the day comes when a guy can not dress his fly with Gink.
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My fingers are always so greasy from eating Jagdwurst I don't need no Gink.
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Oh Dear, I think it might be a homemade concoction/attractant/floatant,,, I don't want it near my fishing stuff nor me as it reeeeeeks like an unkempt hippy living in a culvert;
http://flyanglersonline.com/features...ese/011209.php
Dace, my apologies, the blends you mentioned might exist
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Oh Dear, I think it might be a homemade concoction/attractant/floatant,,, I don't want it near my fishing stuff nor me as it reeeeeeks like an unkempt hippy living in a culvert;
http://flyanglersonline.com/features...ese/011209.php
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I would think if it smells it could be considered an attractant.
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I would think if it smells it could be considered an attractant.
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does gink smell?
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10-19-2011, 05:54 PM
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does gink smell?
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Not significantly enough, nor in the right way (At the manufacturing and marketing level, it is neither intended, nor formulated to be an attractant, which is what matters) to be considered an attractant.
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Not significantly enough, nor in the right way (At the manufacturing and marketing level, it is neither intended, nor formulated to be an attractant, which is what matters) to be considered an attractant.
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Can you use WD-40?
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Can you use WD-40?
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Its formulated with some fish oils in it believe it or not....
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Its formulated with some fish oils in it believe it or not....
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but it is not intended as an attractant
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10-19-2011, 08:24 PM
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No, but it would be pretty irresponsible....even a couple of drops of that stuff can foul up a lot of water....besides some oils derived from fish, it has quite a lot of petrochemical in it.
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10-19-2011, 08:58 PM
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No, but it would be pretty irresponsible....even a couple of drops of that stuff can foul up a lot of water....besides some oils derived from fish, it has quite a lot of petrochemical in it.
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but there is many fishing related uses for the product. i guess the company could be considered irresponsible for suggesting these uses?
taken from wd40.com
Keeps top line guides from freezing on fishing rods when ice fishing
Polishes fishing lures
Drives moisture from fishing tackle
Drives moisture from fishing waders after use
Keeps fishing lures corrosion free
Keeps fishing reels rust-free
Keeps plastic fishing lures from sticking together
Keeps tackle from freezing during ice fishing
Lubricates fishing reel knobs
Lubricates swivels on fishing lures
Prevents fishing flies from rusting
Refurbishes antique fishing lures
Protects ice-fishing auger from rust
Rejuvenates soft plastic fishing lures
Spray on fishing line to keep line from becoming stiff
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