Skeena River Plastic Tubing

1.8 mm Plastic Tubes - Fly Tying Tubes

The basis of our tube system consists of 1.8mm semi-rigid plastic tubes. These tubes are designed to be used inside our 3mm tubes or as a liner inside our copper tubes. Although many tiers do tie on these tubes directly, they are not intended for that, and may fail over time. A much better approach is to use the 1.8mm tube as a liner and let it stick out of the front of the 3mm tube so a small head can be created. For more info on this please see our videos and articles on this.

1.8mm Plastic Tubes are a great economical platform to tie on. They are available in a wide range of colours, or they can be covered with body material. Try Pearl Tinsel for a great vibrant body colour.

The tubes are semi-rigid, which makes it easy to tie on them without compressing them. If you are looking for a tube that will see a lot of stress, like fly designs with cone heads, then we suggest our Tough Tubes.

The tubes are sold in 10-packs with tube lengths of 20 cm (8").

3 mm Plastic Tubes - Fly Tying Tubes

These are our standard tubes that are used to tie most tube flies. Available in a great variety of colours, including Glow In the Dark (GID) and glitter tubes. The use of these tubes mostly eliminates the need for body dressings, unless the tier fancies a more elaborate body. The tubes are "semi-rigid", which means that they are not so soft that they tend to bend under the strain of casting, but they still have some flexibility which allows the hook to be inserted in the 3 mm tube, without the use of a Junction Tubing.

They are very durable. They can be combined with our 1.8 mm inner-tubes to create small heads or they can be combined with any of our metal tubes, cones or beads. They tubes come in a 10-pack of 20cm (8") long tubes, which will be good for about 50 flies. After trying many different tubes over many years this is what we have settled on as the best all-round tube.

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