Okay.... as far as I can tell, Loon won his shootout.
However, I'm not all that concerned with the durability test. The flies I tie with a UV coated head do not slam into anything hard... seldom do I hit them with a hammer. I guess it might be a consideration if I fished rocky rivers but I don't.
Smell? Well, I don't know how the products smell underwater so I don't know if that makes a difference to a fish or not. Yes, yes, I know, fish have a very good sense of smell and the reason the bass guys spray smelly crap on their lures but I don't know if the smell of a UV coated head on a fly underwater is significant enough to turn the fish away from the fly.
I know what we, as humans, can smell in the open air but I'm not so sure fish smell the same thing underwater.
That said, after reading the article I plan to trash all my UV resins and buy a boatload of Loon products
Not really... to tell you the truth, I'm not all that obsessed with the characteristics of UV thread coating resins
...but it is an interesting article.
However, I'm not all that concerned with the durability test. The flies I tie with a UV coated head do not slam into anything hard... seldom do I hit them with a hammer. I guess it might be a consideration if I fished rocky rivers but I don't.
Smell? Well, I don't know how the products smell underwater so I don't know if that makes a difference to a fish or not. Yes, yes, I know, fish have a very good sense of smell and the reason the bass guys spray smelly crap on their lures but I don't know if the smell of a UV coated head on a fly underwater is significant enough to turn the fish away from the fly.
I know what we, as humans, can smell in the open air but I'm not so sure fish smell the same thing underwater.
That said, after reading the article I plan to trash all my UV resins and buy a boatload of Loon products
Not really... to tell you the truth, I'm not all that obsessed with the characteristics of UV thread coating resins