Maybe it's overkill, but I use both. I tie mainly for salt and warmwater. The species I target (and the ones I end up catching) do a pretty good job of wrecking flies. When my flies get mangled, and they do, it's rarely the threads that go. When I finish coat with head cement and then let it dry. Then I follow up with a coat of sally hansen's hard as nails (with nylon). If they're my barracuda/shark flies I put a second coat on. Again, it might be overkill but it's been working for me. For warmwater (bass & peacocks) I usually just do one coat of sallys.
Ken - Florida
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> Flies are meant to catch fish. They don't last forever. That is why we tie
> them ourselves to save money (tongue glued firmly in cheek). :0)
> Personally I use both head cement and nail polish when tying. If I'm tying
> small trout flies or dries I use the head cement because it soaks into the
> wraps better and is lighter. The nail varnish makes a nice head but is a
> little heavier than the head cement I use. If you're tying a fly with a
> tinsel body you can use it to coat the body and that will give your fly a
> little longer life. If you can get away with using the nail varnish it may
> protect the thread wraps a little better because it coats them but they will
> still give way if the fish bites the threads. I always coat the heads of my
> saltwater flies.
> Deb
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 9:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [VFB] Humor AND On topic...
>
>
> > YUP.
> > Tony
> >
> > Tom Swahn Jr. wrote:
> >
> >>. I have an idea that either will work but
> >>the teeth on this fish might've been the culprit behind the trashing. Any
> >>thoughts??
> >>
> >>Tom-Vermont
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
>
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