Hi,
As I became interested in quill body flies, thanks to the latest Fly Tyer, I have some questions as I muddle at them.
A. I got some Polish stripped quills. I cut the remaining herl end off. The dark edge is up, do you get better results, as in not breaking them as much, tying in by the herl end or the butt end?
B. I also got some Tyflyz Hackle Tweezers. I seem to have a problem with the quill slipping out of the tweezer as I try to wrap the body. I get somewhat better results using my other hackle pliers, the ones with the rubber end pad.
C. Do you UV cure the body before adding dubbing at the head?
Thanks all. I would post pics but don't want to break this site!!
Mike