What is thin skin?

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  • Jan 17, 2006 at 10:56 pm #6257
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Anybody seen this stuff?

    Jan 19, 2006 at 7:51 pm #55015
    Mike Anderson
    Member

    It is razor thin foam I think.

    Use clear Loon Hard Head for your CJ’s.

    Jan 20, 2006 at 12:48 pm #55016
    scot
    Member

    Zach,

    Jan 23, 2006 at 2:58 am #55017
    anonymous
    Member

    Thinskin is a photolith( I think) on a clear backing- one interesting twist is to get foam with an edhesive backing( craft store) and

    Feb 3, 2006 at 3:49 am #55018
    newsman
    Member

    Like the others have said it’s a vinyl material. Tried it a few years back for tying wingcasings on stonefly nymphs. The product is okay but not all it’s cracked up to be.

    Feb 3, 2006 at 5:09 pm #55019
    mountainsallaround
    Member

    I second the vote for Loon Hard head. Very handy stuff to have on the bench.

    Tom Chandler

    Apr 28, 2006 at 8:16 am #55020
    Carter Simcoe
    Member

    That Thin Skin crap is quite possibly the worst tying material I have ever spent money on.

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