Mart, idea was to tie a hopper, but Schollmeyer says that woven bodies are used only for subsurface flies. Therefore, current plan is to tie a stonefly nymph. But I'm wondering, if a should try a foam underbody, and weave a hopper... Rene
Martin Westbeek schrieb: > For nymphs Rene? I use thread or antron over lead > Mart > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene Zillmann" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 1:04 PM > Subject: [VFB] Woven flies > > >> Hi, >> >> when I joined the woven fly part of Rick's 4 swap madness, I already >> admitted, that I'm a newbie on woven flies. But a swap is always a good >> way to dig into something new. >> And I own the fly tier's bible - benchside reference - with lots of >> information about weaving. So I'm playing around weaving on small and >> larger hooks... >> And here is the question: If you want a tapered body, how do you >> construct the underbody for such a detail? Dubbing? Foam ? chenille? >> Epoxy? >> >> Rene >> >> > >
