Larry I just tie the hackle in at the bend of the hook and make only one pass as taught by Harvey Hoops in Amarillo,Tx. Have never used a wire rib.
Jerry McKaughan, President CADDIS Fly Fishers P O Box 9104 Russellville, AR 72811 Home: 479-964-2385 Work: 479-968-5432 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry Johnson Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 11:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] caddis Tying question. I have been looking at several sites showing tutorials for tying an elk-hair caddis. Most of them show the hackle being tied in at the front of the dubbing (toward the eye of the hook), then palmered back to the top of the bend, then forward (through the hackle now in place) toward the eye, and the starting point of the hackle. Do you-all subscribe to this back-then-forward method, or do any of you tie the hackle in at the top of the bend of the hook and make only one pass (back to front) with the palmering? What is the rationale for your choice?? Do you include a wire rib to wrap over the hackle? Enquiring minds, etc. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah
