No, but since these are for a swap the PEOPLE do care LOL. In fact, I think
the fish like it better that way, cause just about any type caterpillar
(cause it looks more like a small caterpillar than a gnat) have little short
tail thingys.. Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Fish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Griffith's Gnat Question
>Folks: I have been tying some Griffiths Gnats..To tie in the hackle
>feather to the back of the hook to start the palmering forward, I trim
>the barbs real short for about 1/16th of an inch (cause it's on a #18
>hook), tie that in from front to back. Then, I take my thread back to the
>front of the hook, towards the eye..When I make a sharp right turn to
>wrap clockwise towards the eye, a few of the barbs stick straight back,
>and up at an angle, then start getting into the normal palmered position
>and goes on up the hook, where I tie it off at the hook eye.. Those few
>wild hairs kinda look like a tail, so it's not that back, but my question
>was, how do you tie in the hackle so that you don't get those few stray
>hairs??? Anybody see what I'm saying??? Thanks, Chuck
I see. But the critical question is, do the fish care?
This Fish doesn't. <g>
a.
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Allan Fish
Greenwood, IN
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