Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Black
Another alternative for shellbacks Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Black is a synthetic raffia. Our synthetic raffia including Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Black is soft and makes great coloured shellbacks. To use Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Black tie in over the body of your nymph then use Semperfli 0.2mm Fly Tying Wires or monofilament to form ribbing for your fly. Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Black makes great wing cases and can be wrapped around the hook to create bodies without adding any weight to the pattern. Another alternative use is for very realistic looking wing buds on buzzer patterns, you can colour it with a permanent marker then coat with No Tack UV or varnish for a stunning effect
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Customer Reviews for Semperfli Swiss Straw Synthetic Raffia Black
26 April 2021 | Gareth
A good selection prices are reasonable
I added to the order and was not charged additional postage as it came with the original order great flexibility
01 April 2021 | Ian
Having used both raffia and its synthetic derivatives in the past I found this product very dissapointing. Instead of being soft and pliable, it was brittle. It split and tore and fragmented too easily and unpredictably, I couldn't use it for emergent sedge wings.
