Snap, I do exactly the same as John, except I use nail varnish/head cement as a thin coating before winding flat tinsel in two layers. Then I counterwind, as John, with wire. I usually lose the fly before it is destroyed by trout teeth. All the best Graeme.
-----Original Message----- From: John Martinez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 2:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] mylar and tinsel streamer flies Deb- Don't know how other probably better tyers do it, but I use a toothpick to apply a thin coat of crazy-glue or head cement to the shank of the hook and wrap the tinsel before it dries. If you use crazy-glue, try to find a brand with a slightly slower dry time. Of course, you want to do a nice, neat job of laying the tinsel down on the first try, 'cause once it's down it's there for life. You can give it a light coat of head cement once it's wrapped, whether you use a base layer under it or not. What I usually do is just counter wrap it with light wire in a matching or contrasting color. Holds it in place and gives a nice effect, at least I think so. Maybe some of the other guys have some better tricks. -John Oregon --- Deborah Duran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe I could get some suggestions from some of you. > What if anything do > you coat your mylar and metal tinsel streamer bodies > with. It seems to me > the fish would destroy these with one bite if you > don't coat them in some > way. > Deb > > ===== 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!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com
