Dry Fly Polyyarn is durable and the color choices (including the single color or mottled options) means there are many natural representations in this polyyarn range. Dry Fly Polyyarn is easy to taper to a point by simply heating. Being part of the ‘dubbing on a rope’ range this makes it easy to use for beginners and experienced tyers alike. With a very specific gravity / density of 0.91g/cm3 polypropylene yarnis lighter than water which means that it floats making it ideal for dry flies.
Many companies claim to use polypropylene yarn however a simple test you can do at home to check if it is genuine polypropylene yarn is to cut a 1 inch / 25mm strip, scrunch it up in your fingers and drop it into a glass of water. If it is genuine polypropylene yarn then it should dip below the surface and then return to the surface. Indeed leave it for a day and it should still be floating as it is lighter than water and it is this property which makes it very, very special for dry flies. Spool based dry fly polyyarn produc is intended for bodies of flies or to create detached bodies.
