Rene i never keep flies long enough to worry abuot varnishing shank, too many trees. Except brass bead heads I place a drop of superglue behind bead and build up thread on this then put a second drop superglue onto threads to hold bead at eye of hook, sometimes the non-glued beads would move down the shank
iain >From: John Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [VFB] farnishing the hook's shank >Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 02:00:06 -0700 (PDT) > >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 > > > > > > > > >===== >The River- >You passers-by, who share my journey, >You move and change,I move and am the same; >You move and are gone, I move and remain. > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness >http://health.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
