--- Rix Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > Someone mentioned something along the lines of, "if > you tie your flies to fish and not display, you can > always trim the hackle to the size you need after > wrapping". > Is it true that trimming hackle in this fashion > doesn't matter as far as "fly performance"? > ... > > So, is trimming said hackle bad?
Hi Rix, Your question reminded me of the nifty technique that Paco Soria uses with hackle he grows. His "Ugly-style" flies use hackle that has been trimmed to size. His technique is to trim the hackle prior to tying in rather than after. Check out the page here: http://flytyingworld.com/PagesP/ps-pacosoria.htm which also has a link to Ugly Fly Instructions for tying methods and other links to specific patterns. There are also more great images of his flies appearing on Hans Weilenmann's site: http://www.danica.com/flytier/psoria/psoria.htm You probably won't want to trim hackle from size 6 down to size 20, but the Ugly approach works pretty well in general. Other places, I've read that trimmed hackle can't support the fly as well, but it's never been clear if that's fact or just opinion. Seems like water surface tension works along the length of the fiber, no matter what the tip is. Maybe yes?... maybe no... Mark __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
