Silk---And Rayon

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John Dunn
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Silk---And Rayon

Post by John Dunn » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:18 am

HI All

For you knowledgeable tiers out there. Their both shiny glossy but their is very little mentioned about rayon in place of silk. Its not hard to figure out silk is better but their is always a, in depth explanation ,it would be good to hear a few.


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John Dunn
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Re: Silk---And Rayon

Post by redietz » Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:31 pm

John Dunn wrote:HI All

For you knowledgeable tiers out there. Their both shiny glossy but their is very little mentioned about rayon in place of silk. Its not hard to figure out silk is better but their is always a, in depth explanation .
I have quite a few questions, with Mikes posts and others, hope you fellows don't mind a few of the betters thoughts.


Regards

John Dunn
Silk, when wet, changes color and gains a certain translucency. If you used rayon in it's place, the wetted fly would look very different.
Bob
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