Paul and Mark: Thanks. I do tie elk-hair caddis flies, and I can keep the hair from rotating around the hook. No problem. When I tried to tie in bunches of hair on my hook for the Goddard caddis, the hair would, as Paul says, rotate around the hook shank. I think I might be putting too much hair on at a time.
Larry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/22/04 06:29AM >>> Don was of course referring to an Elkhair Caddis not a Goddard Caddis which does require spun hair. I'm not sure what Larry's problem is; you want the hair to spin. However, perhaps you are complaining about the already spun hair rotating on the hook, thus turning your perfectly shaped Goddard into a Dali. If so, Mike's advice is step 1. Step 2 is to take an extra very tight wrap around the spun bunch, right on top (very important) of the previous spinning wraps. No guarantee, but it will help. Cheers, Paul http://www.galesendpress.com -- Paul Marriner Outdoor Writing & Photography. Member OWAA & OWC. Author of Stillwater Fly Fishing: Tools & Tactics (Print [NEW] & CD), Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies, Miramichi River Journal, Ausable River Journal, and Atlantic Salmon.
