I an sure you will get other answers. I normally use one size larger, I think some go as far as two sizes larger. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hey everyone. I've got a question about putting together some extended > bodied flies. I've never actually dealt with these anymore, and as I get > ready to begin tying, I realized that I've got no idea how the hackle > length is to be determined. The "official" pattern calls for a size 10 > hook, but the hook only supports somewhere around 2/3 of the body. Should > hackle length be based on the size 10 hook, on the size of hook that would > be necessary to tie the pattern without the extension (without going 1xl, > 2xl, etc) or on some entirely different measurement?
