$1. Dry Fly Floatant -Making with the stuff found at home-

Recipe
Dollar store's candle 12g $0.10
Vaseline 12g $0.30
J&J Baby oil 60mL $0.45

[pauldonnelly]

Yes thanks for recipe. Big company are making millions of our backs.👍

[guyondotteoreilly]

Using any sort of petroleum distillate like Vaseline or mineral oil in fresh water is a terrible idea. First, it’s a pollutant; it kills fish. Second, it will create an oil sheen that fish will see. Third, you can use this stuff on any stream or reservoir that is protected drinking water. The difference between homemade stuff like this and stuff made by a company like Loon is that the company has invested in developing products that don’t harm fish or streams. It’s worth the money to do what’s right. Besides, if you’re found using distillates in protected waters, you face hefty fines and risk seizure of your gear. And, as far as the scenario goes, if you’re out of safe product, use cornstarch as a desiccant. It’s environmentally safe and more effective than polluting and ruining your flies.

[TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Excellent! The best recipe I've seen. :-)

[adrummer]

Got a question for you:

Could you in fact, add a few drops of garlic or shrimp or some other stank oil to this mixture?!

I'm sitting here thinking.... might be a good time to sneak some in while it's warm.

[briangillman]

You can save more money on floatant....I hang flies on my drying rack and after the head cement spray them with scotch guard

[nichtverstehen]

now i need to buy vaseline, candles, and baby oil. i'm just wondering how many people have all the ingredients at home?
can i use wd40 instead? i have it for sure.
when you calculate the cost did you count gas price to go to three different places to save couple bucks?

[southernexposure]

A few days ago I was in too big a hurry to make the whole recipe. I coated a big fly, the line that was sinking and the tippet with Vaseline alone. Everything went back to floating high on the water. Maybe the other ingredients will make it better?

[yacod.g]

Hi, sorry, for the gel finishing do I need to put more oil ? Thanks a lot .

[BroH-nxte]

do you think another type of oil could work? i have all the other ingrediants but baby oil

[rhonda]

you can do the same with wax and white gas.

[DRT-]

Hidden jewel in a mountain of videos . any recipe for dry shake ?

[fieldsman]

hi, is your basic recipe for the paste or gel and does it mat the hackles together, thanks mike

[arnehefer]

what can i use instead of mineral oil?

[guyondotteoreilly]

Mineral oil and Vaseline are petroleum distilates. They are hydrocarbons, meaning they are comprised of hydrogen and carbon. They are pollutants. Naturally occurring fats found in nuts and plants, like coconut oil, shea butter, etc., are triglycerides. Triglycerides are esters of Coconut oil is primarily composed of triglycerides, which are esters of fatty acids and glycerol. Triglycerides are organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, but they are not considered hydrocarbons because they also contain oxygen atoms. Hydrocarbons, on the other hand, consist only of carbon and hydrogen atoms. Triglycerides are necessary for life and fish can ingest them safely.

[zacmeagher]

Does this recipe make trout go away or from the fly with the smell of it or do they come to it as normal