parachute post

[gfen]

wsender wrote:
So poly is better than antron? Is that what you're saying? Link me up brutha.

http://www.flyfishingoutfitters.com/chenille_mylar_swiss_straw_yarn-spirit_river-spirit_river_fly_tying_poly_yarn

Oddly enough, I don't know which craftstore yarns are poly yarns, but somehow I don't feel like I should be buying craftstore products for this. Weird, eh?

So, there you go. Pretty much any vendor will have this, I selected the one who appears to be a sponser from the sidebar over there ==>

 

[franklin]

One disadvantage of Antron compared to poly yarn is that the hackle slides around more on Antron where I have not had the problem with poly. I applied cement on the base of my Antron posts to help solve the problem. Maybe that is why I have not had any noticeable problem with the wicking GFEN mentioned. I don't fish parachutes much. Poly floats, I'm not sure if Antron floats. My preference these days is poly.

 

[afishinado]

For me, antron yarn seems to absorb water vs. plain old poly yarn. There are many so called antron yarns and blends so YMMV.

 

[MKern]

I do find it odd that flynoob doesn't like para post, but likes poly yarn. After all, it is the same material.

Is it the slightly more slipperiness of the para post?

 

[osprey]

skiltinian..........i like the foam idea i'm gonna have to give that a try. THANKS.

 

[pcray1231]

Hi-Vis is what I use. Hi-Vis works very well for me, it's nice and stiff and keeps its shape well, which I like for a parachute post. Good for larger spinner wings too, but perhaps a bit too stiff for the tricos and such.

 

[rudeone]

I use Z-lon or antron.