Hey Mantis,

I only experimented with a few flies but they came out nice and neat. I used the glue gun to form a rough ball on the hook and then detach the gun from the glue (on the hook), making stringies and all if it can't be helped. I then would use the tip of the gun and hold it near the ball of glue to keep the glue liquified and then rotate the hook to make a nice ball. I wouldn't touch the gun to the glue but relied on the residual heat to melt the glue so it would smooth out. Alternatively, I found a lighter to be much better suited. In the end the stringies disapear and you have a nice neat ball of glue. Mixing colors provided some great results as well.

[This message has been edited by Jgoding (edited 28 February 2006).]