On Monday 10 February 2003 07:09 am, you wrote: > Dang, Murph. I have "huge hands" and no problems hand whipping. > But I couldn't use a Mata - Zetti if my life depended on it. Ring > finger is size 14. I know, I know, dangit! Your's is probably at > least a 16 - always got to go me one better. Hope you make it to > Sowbug, so we can see who's really the tuffest.. :-P
Mine is a mere 13. Quite frankly, I don't see any problem with whip finishing by hand, but my hands can get pretty tough and scaly. Then the whole idea of fly tying is shot if I can't get a little moisture in them. I swear by the animal skin conditioners: Mane&Tail (or is it Tail&Mane?) is probably the best I have used. -- "In our family, there is no clear line between religion and fly fishing." Norman Maclean Rob Blomquist Kirkland, WA
