Paul,
Good to see you post. I forgot to add your name to the people I met at one of
the SLC shows.
I may have to try it again when I get around to it, right now, I am not
spending much time at the bench. Years back, I tied a number of Bombers but I
don't remember having any problems with the hackle.
Tony
--- On Mon, 8/24/09, Paul Marriner <pm...@tallships.ca> wrote:
From: Paul Marriner <pm...@tallships.ca>
Subject: [VFB] Re: tools now Packing Hair
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 7:01 AM
There are times for both methods of spinning hair, bare hook or thread
covered. When spun on a bare hook, the hair can rotate (for example when
rubbing-in floatant) more easily after the fly is complete. If, for
example when tying Bombers, one wants to add a palmered hackle, this
rotation can break the hackle stem. Here it's better to lay down a tight
thread base. The hair is a little more difficult to spin (not much if
done properly), but the hackle is protected.
cheers
Paul
www.galesendpress.com
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Paul Marriner
Outdoor Writing & Photography. Owner: Gale's End Press. Member: OWAA &
OWC. Author of: (NEW) Atlantic Salmon: A Fly Fishing Reference, A
Compendium of Canadian Fly Patterns (co-author), Stillwater Fly Fishing:
Tools & Tactics, How to Choose & Use Fly-tying Thread, Modern Atlantic
Salmon Flies, Miramichi River Journal, Ausable River Journal, and
Atlantic Salmon.
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