Tony, Paul, thanks for your answers. I've got somehow a similar experience with this. When I started to try spinning, I thought best will be the bare hook. And yes, the hair spins well. On the other hand I noticed that the fly is instable - to be precise I had the impression, that the thread cuts the hair if I use too much tension. Later I moved to a thread base, and I had to be more precise (especially thread tension control) to get it spin, but i found out that the hair was not so often cut in pieces. This is for sure a question of the quality of hair - but when using the same patch, with the thread base I loose less hair (On the hook <G>) Guess I will continue with the tread base. Rene
Anthony Spezio wrote: > 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 /<[email protected]>/* wrote: > > > From: Paul Marriner <[email protected]> > Subject: [VFB] Re: tools now Packing Hair > To: [email protected] > 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 > -- > 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. > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
