Something I was taught was to lightly coat the hook shank with cement then wrap with thread. Halt-hitch after each step. The guy who taght me said if you can spin the fly on the hook after tying it would only last a fish or two. Material was just to expensive. Also he did not use a bobbin this was in the dark ages pre-genetic hackles. The only way I got material was thru Herter's & scrounging
Sent from my Kindle Fire _____________________________________________ From: Alan Di Somma <[email protected]> Sent: Fri Oct 12 09:56:05 EDT 2012 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere Brian; One of the things I do to make my flies more durable is to put half hitches in at every junction. But like you say, not too pretty. I tie mine to catch fish and sometimes I do weird little things like leaving off one claw of a craw dad. Or I will put less feet on one side or make one leg of a hopper shorter or cut in half. I think it provokes strike because the fish see it as injured and a quick meal. You won't find that on the commercially tied flies. Thank you, Alan Di Somma Sent from my iPad Thank You, Alan Di Somma Phoenix, AZ. On Oct 12, 2012, at 1:39 AM, "Brian Burgess" <[email protected]> wrote: I am sure if I put any of my flies up for sale there would be a lot of people asking for their money back. There are never two that look the same and are not the prettiest of flies but they catch the occassional fish before they fall apart or fly off into the nearest tree. Just tied my first pike flies so will be interesting to see how long they last. Thinking about it though even if I were good enough to sell I am sure there must be an easier way to make a living. Good tying and fishing to you all Birdie -- 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 -- 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 -- 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
