Rene-
I had never heard of this trick before, except maybe
for applying glue to thread wraps after tying on lead
wire, etc. I can see where it might help adhere some
materials such as tinsel, floss, etc, bodies if you
tied them on while the varnish was still a little
tacky. Might help hold the fly together out on the
river after a few trout (hopefully) had chewed on it.
-John
Oregon
--- Rene Zillmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> List,
> to stir up the list and out of curiosity:
>
> I recently run through some flyfishng book, looking
> for knots (It was during
> our discussion about Grinner, Blood, Barrel etc
> knots.). I found some
> chapters about flytying basics and read the
> suggestion to varnish the base
> layer of the hook.
> The basic steps for starting a fly were:
> mount hook in vise
> catch thread at the hooks eye
> wind a base to the hook's bend
> farnish the wraps with head cement !!!!!!
> continue...
>
> The books I learned from tying didn't suggest this
> varnishing, therefore I
> do not include this step in my tying. Exception:
> large streamers where I
> intend to secure body material..
>
> How do you work, laquer the base? not ? why?
>
> to quote Joyce: Inquiring minds want to know
>
> Rene
> Germany
>
>
>
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