Yes, it could have been casting but it's not.
This knot stuff....
When you whip a loop onto say a fly line...exactly how do you do it? I find it very cumbersome...any special techniques? How do you hold all those loose ends ,etc. ?
Whipping a fly line
Yes, it could have been casting but it's not.
This knot stuff....
When you whip a loop onto say a fly line...exactly how do you do it? I find it very cumbersome...any special techniques? How do you hold all those loose ends ,etc. ?
There are explanations with photos around but I don't have a link. I cut the end of the line at a sharp angle with a double-edge razor blade. I then overlap or double the line on itself. I want the beveled edge against the main line to minimize the bump. I overlap the line maybe 1/2 inch and try to create a small loop. I tie a slip knot in the end of my fly tying thread on the bobbin and put it over the doubled line. This holds the loop together when I tighten it down. I hold the looped end and the main end and spin the bobbin around and around wrapping the thread over the area. I use a piece of loop mono under the last 10 wraps and pull the tag end under. I coat it with sparing amounts of aquaseal.
How are you holding [stabilizing] the fly line...during wrapping , etc.?
Dear ducksterman,Originally Posted by ducksterman
A dab of Superglue or Zap-A-Gap works well.
Best Wishes,
Avalon
Sorry, Avalon, still not getting it...when I want to "whip" something I like it firm, stabilized, secure, not in midair....how do you hold the line so you can firmly wrap around it???
You're a very confusing person.
You know Gramps , your mind is really in the wrong place tonight
Sorry. I knew a verbal explanation was inadequate. I don't hold the loop perfectly stable while wrapping. Superglue the 2 pieces of line together, as was mentioned, if you want them fixed before wrapping. The wrapping is done in mid-air - if semantics aren't right, well, sorry again. The tip of loop in left hand, the fly line 1" from the loop base in the right hand. Tension outward is put on with both hands to keep the loop taunt. Bobbin is hanging in between dangling mid-air. Wrapping is like a swing wrapping around the top bar of the swing set - when the bobbin runs out of line, pull more out and keep it swinging. That is the best that I can do.
Fishing the Great Beyond
yup, like when your fly wraps aroung a twig.
OK got it ...hate it ...I'll stick with the Castwell
Shoe, thank you very much ....I truly do appreciate your reply.
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