Tying Humpies

I am having trouble with one phase of tying humpies. When you bring the hair from the bend back over the back or hump some of the deer hair wants to " slip" down the sides even though I am very careful to try and make sure that all the hair basically rides the hump. Short of using a fine scissors to trim away the stray hair after securing it back toward the eye has anyone got some ideas that will prevent "slippage"?

Northwoods

try this tutorial

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/fly...fm?parentID=30

the pinch holding the hair is over the tie-in point and holds the hair above the hook, not on the hook. This allows you to use the thread to pull the hair down onto the hook shanks upper half instead of twisting it around the shank. If you just lay the hair on top of the hook, the thread torque will pull the last four fibers on the backside down and, cross three or so hairs on the tiers side when you come back around.The tie in is very similar to placing the wing of an EHC

Northwoods,

It's in the tutorial that Normand posted, but it's easy to miss.

You need to give the hair a slight twist as you pull it forward. This keeps the hairs together.

That should solve your problem.

Buddy

Charlie Craven's Improved Humpy is a great tutorial. If I'm just tying a Humpy to catch fish, though, I make the hump out of craft foam and the wing either calf body or some synthetic yarn (EP fibers work well, too since they shed water). A lot quicker and unsinkable.

Regards,
Scott

Normands suggestion for Charlie Craven is a real good one. Another place you will find a nice tutorial and also other versions of the tie that you might like to try is stevenojai.tripod.com. He has a great flybox of patterns to look at.:)

Scott,

Just for fun, try making the hump AND the wing from the foam. I just pull the foam forward and them split it into four-six thin strips with my scissors. Treat it just like the hair wings....works, it's fast, and as you say, unsinkable. I also use the foam for most of my humpies. Fish don't seem to care....

Buddy

Check out the Summer 2006 issue of Fly Tyer magazine. There is an article by Al & Gretchen Beatty that describe in detail, with photos, step by step instruction of how to tie a Humpy.

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Originally Posted by Buddy Sanders

Scott,

Just for fun, try making the hump AND the wing from the foam. I just pull the foam forward and them split it into four-six thin strips with my scissors. Treat it just like the hair wings....works, it's fast, and as you say, unsinkable. I also use the foam for most of my humpies. Fish don't seem to care....

Buddy

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Buddy,

Neat idea; I'll give it a try. Thanks.


Regards,
Scott