I learned this from UFT and I always tell my students this.... When you think you have enough hair (or material which ever applies) cut that amount in half. Some of them even have to cut it in half again. Another trick is to tighten your thread on the upswing. Take the two soft wraps Don spoke of and pull your thread straight up to tighten while still pinching the hair between your fingers on top of the hook. I even hold the hook in my pinched fingers. If you tighten on the downward pull of the thread you end up pulling the materials around your hook also. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Fish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] spinning deer hair
> Larry, > > > I think I might be putting too much hair on at a time. > > I think you've solved our problem. I've been waiting to read the > answers because I sometimes have the same problem. And come to think > of it, it's always when I'm trying to tie big fat flies. > > One thing that has helped me with deer hair comes from a deer hair > 'artist' in our local club. He uses a different tying "thread" - 4 > lb. Berkely "Fireline" monofilament. It's a little pricey, but one > spool will last me my life-time. You might want to split the cost > of a spool with some of your tying friends. > > > The "Fireline" works reaaly well for deer hair, You have to be a > little careful to not pull it TOO tight. It can cut the hair at the > tie-in point. > > Thanks for thinking of the "too much hair". I'll try using smaller bunches. > > Allan > -- > > Allan Fish > Greenwood, IN > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
