Have You ever noticed that...

[flyfishfairwx]

Have you ever noticed that when you think you have the perfect fly tied.....

You forget that you have the sisors on the wrong fingers and have just cut your thread as you put the final wrap on the head of the fly.....

then you have to get the plyers to hold the now loose thread and start to wrap again to hold the whole thing together..resulting in a too big head ....


ooohhh well now it's time for some Jim Beam and ice and so what the hell. the fish don't care about perfect any way.....UNLESS ...

it is your cast.....

and then that is some times only...

where is that whiskey glass

[Gringo]

You can be as pedantic as you like - the only piece of the whole damned outfit the fish gets to see is the fly you just tied. Is it going to trigger a take or not? Its not as if the fish will wait for a better fly.

[chewydog]

Unwrap head, apply super glue to thread, rewrap thread, trim

[flyandtie]

im lucky that like never happens to me

[Normand]

i never tie "perfect" flies so i'm glad it doesnt happen to me either!

[Gnu Bee Flyer]

Unwrap head, apply super glue to thread, rewrap thread, trim

Wow , good tip. Thanks chewy

[WarrenP]

chewydog wrote:

Unwrap head, apply super glue to thread, rewrap thread, trimI have never tied a perfect fly and I am not a perfect fly tyer so that has and does happen to me at times and I appreciated the tip chewydog.

[chewydog]

I happen to know this trick because.........don't ask.

[hoboflyfisher]

Good tip because I'm always either breaking the thread, cutting it, or whatever. Hey it's what makes life bearable not being perfect.

[Flyrodde]

The only one who will hang out with me,
is my dear old granddad
And we drink alone...

When I screw up a fly!