Allan-
Thanks for the tips. Tied up some heads (no tail,
bodies, etc) last nite for practice. Getting better.
Not good, but better. Main problem is getting the
proportions so the wing looks right once it's folded
back. Don't have any old ferrules lying around, but I
was thinking maybe different sizes of copper or
plastic tubing(with the inside edges smoothed)from the
hardware store would work?
Take care and good fishing.
-John
Oregon
--- Allan Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> To tie up different sizes of bullet heads, I ordered
> a set of different rod
> ferrules from Netcraft
> <http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/> Unfortunately, I
> can't get the ferrule page to load on-line, but
> order a hard-copy catalog
> (you know, on paper.....do
> you remember those????). <g> They're pretty quick
> on getting them out and
> also have pretty good service.
>
> After you tie your clump on the hook (see Tony
> Spezio's description), you
> just pick the right size of ferrule to barely fit
> over the folded back
> clump. If you're doing a Madame X, for example,
> it'll take a pretty small
> ferrule. If you're doing an Everett Drake Wounded
> Minnow, which folds the
> deer hair over a small bead, it'll take a much
> larger ferrule.
>
> If you got really serious and bought one of each of
> their rod ferrules,
> there are 11 of them covering sizes from 11/64" to
> 24/64". They run from
> $1.99 for the smallest one to $3.10 for the largest,
> so you're talking a
> $28 - $29 investment.
>
> Frankly, for the small flies, I like the idea of the
> straw!
>
> You can find some very rudimentary (looks like they
> were drawn by a
> kindergartner) for the wounded minnow at:
> <http://www.virtualflybox.com/ips2/i12a.shtml>
>
>
> Allan
>
>
> Allan Fish
> Greenwood, IN
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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