Description
Rainy's Float Foam is an extruded, closed-cell polyethylene cylinder designed for creating high-floating terrestrial patterns, parachute posts, and extended bodies. The dense, uniform structure prevents water absorption while allowing heavy thread tension to compress the material tightly to the hook shank without severing the foam. It accepts permanent markers, paint, and adhesives easily, enabling precise color customization for specific hatch matching.
Key Features
- Extruded closed-cell polyethylene construction
- Cylindrical shape for extended bodies, parachute posts, and popper heads
- Available in multiple diameters ranging from 1/16-inch to 1/2-inch
- Compresses tightly under thread tension without tearing or cutting
- Accepts permanent markers and cyanoacrylate glues without melting or degrading
Why We Like It
The structural integrity of this foam provides consistent buoyancy for heavy terrestrial patterns without requiring constant applications of chemical floatants. Because the material is extruded rather than punched from a flat sheet, the perfectly round profile eliminates hard edges, ensuring natural silhouettes for extended mayfly bodies or ant abdomens.
Anglers benefit from its memory retention on the water. When folded back over a hook shank to form a hopper head or bullet-head slider, the foam springs into shape and maintains its volume after repeated strikes from aggressive fish. It also acts as an excellent bite indicator when tied as a highly visible parachute post on stealthy dry flies.