I like your idea of attaching the tails to the ultra chenille. I'm forming my bodies with dubbing and then adding the micro fibetts to the finished body, either through the hollow tube of the body or laying them on top and binding them down with what works out to be ribbing (thread) only in one direction.
When you attach to the hook, Matt, do you just lash it down on top? Where on the hook do you attach the body, the middle? I'm working with quarter inch bodies on size 18 short shank hooks. I attach at the middle which leaves me room for the thorax and hackle-wing set up. Love the idea of the thread bump to lift the abdomen to the right angle. Hadn't thought of that. You and me both, Matt, are working on getting this down, so perhaps you'll be ready to join an extended body swap (small flies) come Fall. ;) Marguerite --- Matt McClung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > | > | > ===== "We do not see things as they are, we see things as WE are." Anais Nin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com
