Nymph skin

[mr_eejit]

Anyone know where I could buy some cheap 3mm natural nymph skin, places near me don't seem to sell it, the UK sites i have found are charging £3-ish then £3-ish postage, I don't want to pay almost £6 for a bit of elastic Might even try elastic if it comes to it

 

[Mrtrout]

Anyone know where I could buy some cheap 3mm natural nymph skin, places near me don't seem to sell it, the UK sites i have found are charging £3-ish then £3-ish postage, I don't want to pay almost £6 for a bit of elastic Might even try elastic if it comes to it

I’m sure someone on here used to tie nymph backs with cassette tape?
it looked really good, or is it something totally different?
S.

 

[m r roid]

Nymph skin is only strips of latex......
Get yourself some latex surgical gloves, and cut them into strips

 

[mr_eejit]

I’m sure someone on here used to tie nymph backs with cassette tape?
it looked really good, or is it something totally different?
S.

Think it's different, it's more elastic band looking, seen a few videos of people making caddis bodies with it, that's what I'm looking to make

 

[mr_eejit]

Nymph skin is only strips of latex......
Get yourself some latex surgical gloves, and cut them into strips

I've got some of them will give it a try

 

[gg76]

Not sure if you have any but the old packets that fulling mill used to sell there hooks in makes a great shell back for bugs.

 

[lipslicker]

I've got some of them will give it a try

Stretched taut, coloured with Pantone and varnished, it looks pretty good.

 

[wobbly face]

Surgical gloves are thinner than nymph skin. You can buy sheet latex which is thicker than the gloves. There is also designer skin, again not quite a thick as nymph skin.

 

[mr_eejit]

Surgical gloves are thinner than nymph skin. You can buy sheet latex which is thicker than the gloves. There is also designer skin, again not quite a thick as nymph skin.

Yep thinner and a pain to try cut straight, I gave up on that idea after a few tries

 

[arkle]

I've found, that just like latex sheet, it rots within a few months of being tied.

 

[ejw]

I tend to use Brown plastic Raphine. It is not stretchy, but has longitudinal "crinkles" that look good when ribbed with fine wire. Does not rot. I split a length in half, so a "hank" will last several lifetimes. I also have it in green and orange. Makes good shrimp patterns.

 

[russfx]

my personal favourite is the skin from salami...

 

[Lamson v10]

I use the latex strips from virtual nymph

 

[mr_eejit]

Ordered a sample of 2.5mm translucent latex on eBay, 10cms x 10cms to give a try.

 

[baca157]

Virtual nymph skin doesn’t rot (assuming this is what we are talking about). I tried various similar materials and nothing comes close to it. Pay yer money and get the real stuff

The solution to £3 postage is to get loads at one time

Cheers,
Sebastian

 

[rabmax]

I tie most of my caddis/ shrimp patterns with pearl mylar these days.I often fish shrimp/caddis after rain.The pearl mylar makes them more visible in murky water.Seems to work well for me.