Tube tyers have been using many tricks over the years to create patterns with bigger profiles in the water. Too often delicate feathers and fur will often become matted down while in the current, giving a tube fly a slim look. We created the Egret Prop Tube to not only create a bigger look with your favourite patters but also to give it better action. If materials can be "pushed" or "propped" up away from the actual tube , the fly will have more fibers and barbs that will flair out and "dance" in the current!
Tube tyers for years have battled over how to make a larger profile tube while still tying with soft, flowing feathers and fur. Too often our beautiful creations are compressed into a small leach looking fly in the current!
Here are a few of our patterns with some "under-carriage" pictures. You can see that the globs of glue hold up the feathers or fur that are tied in front of them. Many tiers over the years have achieved a similar effect using a ball of dubbing. The effect is similar, though the glue balls are much harder and way more durable than soft dubbing!
One Inch - Single Bump Prop Tubes (10 tubes plus liner and junction tube) $12.99
Two Inch - Double Bump Prop Tubes (10 tubes plus liner and junction tube) $14.99
Egret Prop Tube Assortment 10 tubes (5-2 inch, 5-1 inch) plus liner and junction tube) $13.99
