You could also glue a small bead onto the hook point, dulling it first with a file or Dremel as mentioned. Or you could bend the hook point toward the shank to the degree that doesn't mar proportions while still being safe.
You could also glue a small bead onto the hook point, dulling it first with a file or Dremel as mentioned. Or you could bend the hook point toward the shank to the degree that doesn't mar proportions while still being safe.
I've made some of these earrings for gifts for friends and family. The straight hangers with little hoops on them at Michael's didn't work for me. I was putting too much pressure on them when I tied and they were bending. What I do is use a barbless hook or mash the barb and I put a small bead on the hook that looks good with the fly. I think the ones people like best are the classic wet flies.. partridge and orange, partridge and yellow. Also a small dry fly like the bivisible was ooooohed and aaaaaahed over by a few. These made a great gift.
Diane
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"If I'm not going to catch anything, then I 'd rather not catch anything on flies" ... Bob Lawless
Yeah Diane, that's what I do. I don't tie directly on the hanger 'cause, as you say, it's too thin. I hang a hook with the barb clipped off on the hanger. I glue a bead on the end of the hook where the barb used to be.
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Try bead stores for earring hardware. Lots of other neat stuff there.
This is cool! How much can you get for a pair of fly earrings?
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