Don't be. He wrote with a southern drawlll! Good points on attaching beads though. I would like to see a chart that has what size bead fits what size hook
On 5/23/07, Michael Bliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Oh my - I am embarrassed On 5/23/07, Jerry McKaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Looks like we need to teach Michael the words BEAD and BEARD.... > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of *Michael Bliss > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 23, 2007 12:54 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Tying in beards > > Hmmm - easy way? Well, it is easy - kind of. Make sure that you pinch > down the barb of the hook. Get a bead that fits the hook. On line lots of > beads will tell you the bead size to the hook size. If you get a bead too > big it can slide over the eye of the hook, too small and it wont go on the > hook. Other than that it is preference I think. I prefer tungsten because > almost all of my metal beaded flies I want down and tungsten is heavier for > its size. Some glass beaded flies are the exception. A down eye hook is > not much different than any other. I prefer a straight eye on tiny flies > with beads but after that a down eye is fine - usual in fact. There are > some gadgets to hold a bead but I have found it easier to just do it with my > fingers. I put all the beads on the hooks I will tie to start. If I am > tying a dozen size 12 BHGRHE, I will put beads on twelve hooks before I > start to tie. Then I just tie away. > > Mike > > > On 5/23/07, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > Can anybody tell me the "secret" of tying in beards on small, down > > eye nymph hooks?? Say, a size 12 and smaller hook. An easy way to do it???.. > > if there is an easy way??? Thanks, Chuck > > > >
