I purchased some microfibbets for use as tails when tying mayfly imitations. The fibers I've purchased are 3-4 times longer than the mayfly tails I intend to tie. Therefore can I cut the fibers into 3rds so I can get 3 times the number of tails from a given package of microfibbets?
Are the microfibbets the same throughout their entire length or are they designed with a specified tail end? Are the fibers hollow, such that using a cut microfibbet for a mayfly tail would not perform as well as an uncut fiber? If they are indeed hollow fibers would exposing a cut end cause the fibers to absorb water?
Just wondering if a microfibbet changes in its stiffness and/or floatability, depending on whether you use the end or middle sections of the fiber?
Are the microfibbets the same throughout their entire length or are they designed with a specified tail end? Are the fibers hollow, such that using a cut microfibbet for a mayfly tail would not perform as well as an uncut fiber? If they are indeed hollow fibers would exposing a cut end cause the fibers to absorb water?
Just wondering if a microfibbet changes in its stiffness and/or floatability, depending on whether you use the end or middle sections of the fiber?