Uni-Mono Thin. Broke it a few time when I overspun. But no problem. I do not plan to respool 6 lb test however,
BTW - how do you spool it without twisting? I am sure you have some line horror stories about respooling to the bobbin the first few times... I furl my own leaders with a power drill. Now trying to do that on a little spool? yikes. On Nov 23, 11:20 am, "Don Ordes" <[email protected]> wrote: > LOL. I get accused of having 'fat fingers' all the time, especially when I > stack and pack hair mice. One friend said I could push a golf ball through > a garden hose. LOL > > DVD#2 (if I do it) will have a bunch of roping segments with many furs- > possum being one. There's tons of sub-techniques and tricks to making furs > do the variety of looks they can do. It's a matter of seeing what a > particular fur does by making the dubbing and rope many different ways. > THEN you can tell if the results looks good on the fly design you're making. > Don't have preconceived goals, like you said. You MAKE the dubbing do ITS > thing. That make sense? > > Like the old quote goes- 85% of what a trout eats is 5/8" long, brown, and > fuzzy. With that possum, you'll be able to tie a half-dozen > different-looking brown and fuzzy flies just by selecting and manipulating > the fur and the rope. > > Keep roping furs and your fingrs will get used to it. Remember, too, that > various rope tensions play a part in segment shape when you wrap, and don't > forget the rope compression aspect. > > Q? Are you tying with mono? This helps a great deal. > > DonO -- 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
