Last edited by Byron haugh; 03-19-2014 at 10:52 PM.
Very nice Byron. I notice you have done something that I do a lot. Put a touch of dubbing at the front of the hackle. I don't know if it makes much difference to the fish but I like it, and it makes my flies distinctive. Usually I'll whip finish and seal the head, then dub a short length of thread, usually a quarter inch or so, then form a second whip finish with the dubbed thread. That way the fly has no head showing. It is also a great way to finish off bead heads without the unsightly collar of thread behind the bead. I covered this method in my video here. The method is around the 6.30 mark. It is a Bead Head PTN, but the method is the same.
Cheers,
A.
Great looking tie Byron. I will need to tie a few for the Ranch. Thanks for sharing.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
AlanB,
I found your link, "I covered this method in my video here", very interesting and educational and I thank you for sharing it. I watch a lot of tying videos for how a person uses tying tools and materials and not for a particular fly pattern and your link was very interesting.
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
Thanks Warren, I do like to think before following the crowd.
Cheers,
A.