Hey Mark-
Thanks for this post. Interesting links.
-John
Oregon
--- Mark Klemick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- 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
>
>
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