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  • Jul 26, 2006 at 5:08 pm #6272
    greybeard
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    Someone suggested that goose biots have to be soaked in water before they are applied to a fly. Is this true or can anyone tell me the proper way to handle biots ? Thanks for the input>

    Jul 26, 2006 at 8:50 pm #55116
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Hey greybeard –

    Welcome to the board, by the way.

    Jul 26, 2006 at 8:54 pm #55117
    Mike Anderson
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    What fly? I know Quills have to be soaked but I’ve not heard of soaking biots. Of course that isn’t really saying much…

    Jul 28, 2006 at 2:18 pm #55118
    caesar stair
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    Greybeard – yep soaking goose biots helps. I never used to do it but it really makes them less brittle and easier to wrap.

    Jul 28, 2006 at 2:59 pm #55120
    caesar stair
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    The biot has a small notch on the fat end. If you tie the tip in so the notch is pointing to the left or away from the hook eye, you’ll get a smooth body. If you tie it in so it’s facing the eye, you get the raised segmented effect. Either way soaking helps keep the biot from tearing.

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