what do you use ??
I've noticed after tying up several flies, my finger and finger tips get all dry and cracked, sometimes cuts from the thread. I was wondering if there is a good lotion, or cream, made for specifically for fly tying?
I've tried a couple of regular hand lotions but they don't seem to help, or last very long, especially for the finger tips .... man they get sore after a bit
Any recommendations from other tiers ??
Thx's
Mike
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan
never had that problem before...
i have no idea how you could get cuts on your fingers from tying thread. thread should break before cutting you??
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Last edited by Normand; 10-30-2008 at 09:21 PM.
When my hands get rough I wash them with Paul's ada flybinder goat milk soap. Does wonders.
You must be tying a lot of flies for it to make your hands dry and rough. I usually get rough hands from other types of work and then it messes with my fly tying. I use my wife's hand lotion but can't remember the brand. If I know I'm going to be tying a demo or something, I make sure I keep my hands clean and oiled.
If you get cuts that the thread slides into, try closing them very carefully with superglue. Very carefully being the key words. It's a bugger to get fingers apart!
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goat milk soap. I take it that's a joke
Laughs on you!Originally Posted by SweetStreamS
Goat milk soap is the best ... bar none!!! Also have lotion that is goat milk based. Incredible!!!!!
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Hi Mickalo,
Somewhere in the past, from some group of fly tyers, I've heard rave reviews for Corn Husker's Lotion. I bought some because of hand roughness several years ago and it seemed to work pretty well. I haven't needed it since then so it was a one shot thing. 8T
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Sorry,,, yer all wrong 'cept one. That Finger treatment stuff is bizarre, weird, terrific. There is nothing even resembling it... I dare you to try it,,,
Since I don't work out in the weather any longer, I usually don't experience rough, chapped and split skin. When I was younger, I worked for Fish and Game in NH. Back then we always used Bag Balm to keep our hands from getting too rough and chapped or having the skin split from getting our hands wet with snow. Bag Balm is actually intended for cows udders and it works great for preventing what you're describing.
Jim Smith
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