Preferred Floatant

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  • #3067
    Anonymous
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    Need to pick up some new floatant this week.  Wondering what you all like/prefer.

    I have tons of Frogs Fanny for the CDC stuff but need some goo for standard dries.  Have always used Gink but wondering if something better has come along lately.

    #25432
    Avatar photoMike McKeown
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    I have been usig Gink for as many years as I have been fishing…

    #25433
    Philip Smith
    Member

    That said, I still prefer hydrophobic fumed silica (frog’s rear) for more than just cdc. I use it on everything. I like to have a bottle of dessicant too so I can grind the fish slime off of flies after they stop taking floatant well.

    #25434
    Avatar photoMike McKeown
    Member

    Learning something here…

    What the hell??? Makeup remover?????

    #25435
    Philip Smith
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    Basically it is a gigantic jar of paraffin for about $11. I refill my old gink and loon bottles with it. Figure I’ll save around $28,000.00 in floatant cost with one jar of Albolene.
    😉

    #25436
    mark s
    Member

    Usually Gink to start, then Frog’s Fanny once the fly gets wet.

    #25437
    Avatar photoMike McKeown
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    Basically it is a gigantic jar of paraffin for about $11. I refill my old gink and loon bottles with it. Figure I’ll save around $28,000.00 in floatant cost with one jar of Albolene.
    😉

    You can buy a small house with that, but does it work???

    Do you guys use “Shake and Bake”??? Loons Top Ride, or the likes??? I refill it with the contents of the silicone packets that come with digital products…

    #25438
    mark s
    Member

    I do have a bottle of Top Ride, but it usually sits at home.

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