Don't forget you can put a tapered end on the chenille by heating the tip with a match or lighter first. I think Eddies mom may have confiscated the lighter by now! <G> Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt McClung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 5:42 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Small extended body flies
> Here is another method. > > Using Ultra Chenille, take your tailing material (micro fibetts are the > best) attach your chenille to a small pin/needle/other thing long > pointed object and then bind the tail and chenille to the pin. Make sure > you wrap from the front to the back first, then return in a x-cross > pattern back. Tie off. Remove the newly formed body and attach to your > fly hook. > > You can use fly cement to create some rigidity to the body, or leave it > as it is. You can also create a small thread bump on the hook to help > "lift" the body to the proper form. > > This is a new process for me and I have not perfected it yet. Still > working it out. > > Matt > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > |Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 1:04 PM > |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |Subject: [VFB] Small extended body flies > | > | > |Hi VFB! Thanks Ed and Eddie for your replies to my query. > |Does anyone else have any experience with small (18-24) > |extended body flies? Thanks! Marguerite > | > | > >
