Jimmy, That is because the Rod Wrapping Thread is not waxed. When I was tying a lot of deer hair bugs, I used the rod wrapping thread but I waxed it with beeswax first like we used to do back before waxed thread. Gee I am telling my age. LoL Tony
--- "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chuck, would you happen to be using Gudebrodrod rod > winding thread? > It's kind of a twisted / braided thread and does > not lend itself to > whip finishing, since it doesn't slide as easy when > you tighten up the > whips. It has a tendency to gather / pucker and not > tighten too well. > This has happened to me when I used Gudebrod D 245 > and D 206 nylon by > mistake. :-P > JIMMY D > > Chuck Alexander wrote: > > > Pete: It does not have that G in the rim, but I > think you hit the nail > > on the head.. One of my main problems I've had > since day one tying, is > > putting toooooo many wraps on whip finishes, cause > I had a few come > > loose at first when they caught one or two fish, > so, i thought "more > > is better" on the number of wraps in my whip > finishes... So, like you > > say, instead of just tying off the knot, i was > actually building a > > "head" and then, trying to tie that off, and it > would come lose...I > > will try the lighter trick too.. Thanks a million, > Chuck > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
