Hi,
I was looking at a video on the forum in which the author folds a thin strip of foam around the thorax which encompasses the wing material and the hackle. Then he wraps thread tightly around all this gathered material horizontally to sort of form a notch to keep the hackle, when wrapped, in a horizontal plane.
After wrapping the hackle, the foam material is trimmed close.
poor explanation, perhaps, but the video is available.
This is what I came up with using his method.
This is a technique I first came across on one of Steve Thornton’s flies (Virtual Nymph). He uses it on his CAM Emerger. I don’t know if it was his idea originally, I shall ask him when next we speak. It does help “neaten up” the parachute. On the CAM it is used to help tame the CDC barbs wound with the hackle.
Cheers,
A.
Next time please post the line for the video, Thanks.
I looked for it and couldn’t find it Jesse or I would have…Will continue looking
I couldn’t find it either, don’t think it’s on Youtube. Thanks for looking.
http://www.rackelhanen.se/eng/10385.htm
Google is magic! Glad to help.
Greg
Thanks that is very informative.
Greg,
Thanks, but not the video I saw. Still looking for it. But same process, I think!
Byron