Rene Make sure you have as smooth an underbody as possible before you wrap the floss body. If you use a thread that doesn't have a twist and lies flat on the hook that will help. The right thread will virtually disappear on the hook when wrapped flat. Use a moderate tension with the silk. If you pull it too tight it won't flatten out as nicely...too loose and well you know what will happen. Adjust your tension a few times while wrapping a practice fly and you will see how the silk behaves under tight tension and then loosen up a little and watch how it spreads out a bit and covers your base wraps. If you have the right tension it will blend right into the previous wrap and look really smooth like glass. I hate to mention it but the better quality your silk is the nicer it will wrap also. The Japanese silks on the market are fantastic and take very little effort to wrap smoothly. They are flat to begin with so they wrap on very smoothly. If you use some thing like Pearsall's you will have to make sure the silk flattens out as you wrap it on also. Have fun. Deb
www.uftri.org www.linesend.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rene Zillmann Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 1:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Floss Bodies Oh mighty VFB-Moderator, pls accept this post <**G**> ok, ... I'm trying to do some floss boied flies, and I want to make the floss bodies as even as possible. It's not to impress any fish, it's just because it is winter.. I start at the hocks eye, wrap to the bend and back. Than I try to smooth and even the body with a spoon. Would you ty with high floss tension, or low. Is a rotary vise a good choice or allows the conventional method more control. Any further advice? Rene
