Looks like you have it WHIPPED Tony --- Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tony: Thanks... BTW I HAVE let my fingernail grow > LOL..Anyway, yeah, you are > right.. When I first tied the Chili Pepper (or any > flies for that matter) I > thought , that, on the tie off thread that "more was > better".. Not true, but > learning something a wrong way is harder to UNlearn > that to learn it > correctly the first time.. I should have looked at > the videos I have more I > guess..But, at least on the chili pepper , as it > turned out, the way I tie > it, it has a much bigger orange neck than a normal > pepper, and it has caught > me a ton of bluegills, so, I just kept tying it that > way..I tied some > Saturday , for my wife and I to use yesterday, and > used a half hitch before > tying the wrap, and used glue between those two > steps and they seemed to be > alot tighter. None of them unraveled after catching > several fish anyway.. > Thank for the tips, Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 7:01 AM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Guderbrod Thread Question > > > > In tying off behind a bead the thread will not > slide > > all the way down if too much material is in the > way. > > On the Chili Pepper there is a definite Fire > Orange > > collar behind the bead. Normally on Bugger type > flies, > > the tie off thread is hidden behind the bead. > Building > > up that collar so it shows means a lot more wraps > are > > made than is normally used to tie off. There lies > part > > of the problem. Too many wraps or too much bulk. > Now > > you tried it on a bare hook and had no problems. > What > > does this tell you. When I tie the Peppers, I > don't > > bulk up the chenille up against the bead, I just > get > > it close enough to tie it off. Then bring up the > > hackle and tie it off in front of the chenille. > This > > keeps a lot of bulk from behind the bead. When > > building up the thread collar, I make a few wraps > > pulling tight on each wrap, half hitch then while > > pulling on the thread use my fingernail to push > the > > wraps down and repeat the above till I have the > collar > > I want. It is all automatic to me as I have been > doing > > it this way for a long time. George Vincent's way > > using glue is also a good idea. I have to tie a > dozen > > donation Peppers this afternoon, I am going to try > > using glue on the thread as he suggested. > > You might have a bit of a problem doing this, > seems I > > remember a post where you said you bite off your > > fingernails to the quick. > > LOL > > Tony > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
