Re: [VFB] no question just thinking out load

[Rodney Barilleaux]

Joyce, You're absolutely correct.  99% of the flys I tye are no larger than a #18 but mostly #22's or #24's because fishing the San Juan River you need SMALL flys.  I have the same problem, I need to remind myself to leave enough room to tye the head and whip finish.  I don't know how many times I've finished the fly and found I covered most of the eye and then I have to cut it all out and start over again...  LOL ...    Rodney... aka smokeater734 Fire Captain/Paramedic Los Chavez Fire Department, New Mexico       ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce's crafts and flies To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 7:05 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] no question just thinking out load Another thing that I find, when tying small ties, is that it is very important to leave enough room for the head. As a general rule, that is the length of the eye of the hook. So, to remind myself of this important place on the hook, I start my underwrap one eye distance back from the eye of the hook so that I can then see plainly where I need to start my proportions for the rest of the fly..2/3 of the remaining distance for the body, 1/3 for the thorax with that "sacred" eye distance for the head. Hope this helps. Joyce   --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.701 / Virus Database: 458 - Release Date: 6/8/2004