I started to "make" my own thread for flies smaller than #26. Picked out a few filaments from a piece of GSP thread, waxed, twisted and put it on a little spool. That was TRUE spiderweb... à la super strong. Using that on a video it would look like the fly was tying itself while you were just moving your hand around it. ;o)
On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 11:39 AM, 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail < [email protected]> wrote: > I tyed mine with 10/0 Gudebrod. Too bad they don't make any more. It was > a finer thread than the 14/0 thread that I once had. This hook is real > small, it will fit in the gape of the sx 32 you might find today. > -------------------------------------------- > On Mon, 4/3/17, Pete Gramp <[email protected]> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [VFB] #32 Mustad Royal Coachman Video in the making > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, April 3, 2017, 3:40 AM > > I am > anxiously awaiting that video - I can'r say I've > ever tied anything smaller than 26, mostly because I never > felt that fish would take anything smaller, but I admit also > because my skill level just isn't there for it. I can > hardly fathom tying a 32 of any type (tiemco, mustad, any > type), much less a naked/ blind eye! > I've used caenis thread on > 26's, and that was "big" thread for those (in > my opinion), I can't imagine the special materials you > had to procure to tie that small of a fly. Any insights > into the materials - were any "unusual" or special > for the task? > Well done > my friend!-Pete > On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 3:06 > AM, Hans Weilenmann <[email protected]> > wrote: > Technically difficult to film would be right. Well > done, m'friend. Looking forward to the video. > Cheers,HansNearsighted > Flytiers United > > On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 6:59 > AM, DonO <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > Well, I surprised myself. My old eyeballs are still up > to it. 3 > -naked eye #32 RCs. > > > > > Making a tying video for You tube, worked on it > today. Should post > next week. 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