One thing does seem to be forgotten here. I have found that counter wrapping with an oval tinsel or wire of the same color to be strong enough to take the abuse. Another very effective method would be to use a clear sewing thread & place a wrap of it where you will cover the previous wrap; a hidden ribbing so to speak. Works great with biots & other delicate materials.
Bob H ----- Original Message ----- From: "graeme-callander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 4:39 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] mylar and tinsel streamer flies > 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
