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FOR THE PASSIONATE FLY FISHER

Floatant Facts

Floatant - TST vs Competitor

TST Floatants

  • No silicone oils are used in the TST floatant products and have a higher concentration of proprietary wax additives.
  • TST floatants are 100% effective in repelling water from the fly's fibers.
  • TST floatants are 100% compatible and no oil slick is produced.
  • TST floatants absorb into thread and fibers and retains its natural coloration.
  • TST floatants are 100% biodegradable and completely safe for the environment.
  • TST floatants block fish slime from permeating into the flies thread and fibers. A simple wipe off of the slime, and a small amount of floatant re-applied with the same fly can be used 8+ times on hookups.


Competitor's Floatants

  • The majority of floatants on the market today use silicone oils as a primary additive.
  • Silicone oils are only 90% effective in repelling water from the fly's thread and fibers.
  • Silicone oils are incompatible with wax additives and separates causing noticeable oil slick on the water’s surface.
  • Formulations with silicone oils causes thread and fiber discoloration.
  • Silicone oils do not biodegrade and can accumulate in the environment.
  • Floatant formulations with silicone oils are only effective for the first 5 casts or so and the dry flies start to sink into the surface water film whereas reapplication is needed.
  • Fish slime permeates into the fly's fibers with silicone based floatants rendering the dry fly useless and needs to be replaced.


In summary, TST floatants will last 3-4X longer than the leading silicone-based floatants. Only a small amount of floatant is needed and one bottle will last 3X longer than the competitor's bottled floatants. Every fly fisher who uses cool day, hot day, liquify-X and or UBF Universal paste can rest assured and be 100% confident that UBF floatants will perform to the utmost natural dry fly presentation and that equates to more hookups with less downtime.


Parachute caddis using UBF hotday after 8+ hookups all rainbow trout.
Outside temperature 84F.

Parachute caddis using UBF hotday after 8+ hookups all rainbow trout.

Outside temperature 84F.

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