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Mesh fruit and veggies bags
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:53 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
Likely you will have noticed the inclusion of these material in recently posted flies. Should you wish to hunt for them yourself, you may wish to see 'raw' product .
Here is a picture of the various colors of mesh bags I have acquired to date. I included a Tiemco bobbin holder in the display as a scale reference.
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Mesh fruit and veggies bags
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:15 pm
by redietz
I've been wondering this for some time: how do you separate the strands? At least in the ones I have (and assume are more or less the same as in Europe) the distance between nodes in the netting isn't long enough to tie with, at least in my hands, and the nodes are "welded" together.
Re: Mesh fruit and veggies bags
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:24 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
Bob, these are a loose mesh - simply find a strand, pull........ until end is reached.
I know about the welded mesh kind - useless stuff!
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Mesh fruit and veggies bags
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:08 am
by Norm Frechette
hers what i have in my neck of the woods
extremely fine mesh. not suitable for fly tying
Re: Mesh fruit and veggies bags
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:29 am
by VERN-O
I just saved one from the trash after seeing han's posts.
Hey Norm try Aldi's.....that's where I scored mine
Re: Mesh fruit and veggies bags
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:05 pm
by WebbyFeathers
Now I understand...I was wondering how you were getting those strands. Everything I've found around here looks like a gill net for minnows! I don't recall seeing that many color schemes available either.
The search continues....
Re: Mesh fruit and veggies bags
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:07 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
VERN-O wrote:Hey Norm try Aldi's.....that's where I scored mine
Yes, some of mine have come from Aldi's. Others from Lidl. And a Dutch chain called Albert Heijn today delivered what is my favorite color to date, a rich purple (blood oranges bag)
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Mesh fruit and veggies bags
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:05 pm
by RnF
Hans, I just noticed my potatoes are in one of those bags too. It's a tannish color, would be great for spinner colored flies.
Re: Mesh fruit and veggies bags
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:33 am
by Pat M
RnF wrote:Hans, I just noticed my potatoes are in one of those bags too. It's a tannish color, would be great for spinner colored flies.
Well Scott I will expect to see you Potatoe pattern by Monday. Get tying!!
Re: Mesh fruit and veggies bags
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:58 am
by Norm Frechette
VERN-O wrote:I just saved one from the trash after seeing han's posts.
Hey Norm try Aldi's.....that's where I scored mine
vern,
i googled aldi and found 1 in east hartford. next time i head out to cabelas i'll stop in and see what they have