I like to tie in at the bend, by the tip of the hackle and wind forward. Then take a couple of close turns near the eye. The hackle gets longer slightly and makes a tapered effect.
I also will put hackle in a dubbing loop and twist it with thread prior to palmering. This makes a pretty bullet proof palmer, which won't come apart, even if bits are pulled out of it. --- Steve, In Maryland ____________________________________________________________ Free Poetry Contest. Win $10,000. Submit your poem @ Poetry.com! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;6750922;3807821;l?http://www.poetry.com/contest/contest.asp?Suite=A59101
