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Shawn,

I think the you will either have to add some epoxy or LCR http://globalflyfisher.com/tie-better/light-curing-resins to the base of the wing and maybe a bit along the back, not totally disabling it from moving, but keeping it from totally wrapping around the hook. I have had this exact problem in some pike streamers that I tied, which ended up as a mess, wrapped around the hook.

Another option might be a monofilament guard - a simple horizontal, drop shaped loop in the rear of the hook, sticking out far and wide enough to keep the wing from fouling. Tie it in before the body and make it maybe a third of the wing length.

Martin

Thanks PJ. I will try that. Probably the later (as like you said there is too much thickness at the base) Maybe super glue will be better than epoxy, in fact I think it will be. Thanks!

One thing that you might try that I have only read about (haven't actually done it myself yet) is to make about 6-7 thread wraps around the base of the wing, almost as you would for a parachute poste. Only you do not have to go up the post, only around the base. This ought to be enough to keep it from sagging onto the hook. You can always stiffen it up a bit with a drop of superglue at the base-just a little. Try it both ways and let us know what works best. If the base of the wing is too wide to wrap it all, try just wrapping the most posterior part. You may have to experiment a bit.

Craig,

I take the liberty of mocking anybody who pretends to be professional in any language.

English isn't my mother tongue, but anything I write as a pro (which includes GFF in spite of it non-commercial nature), I try to write correctly. I venture into my native Danish, English, sometimes German, Swedish and even French, but I do not master any of these languages perfectly. I speak and write a couple better than the others, but if I'm in doubt, I get the help from someone who does - or simply leave it.

I deeply respect people who master more languages and try to communicate using anything other than their own, but one thing is chatting or mailing as friends or passing acquaintances, another is doing business and being professional. In that case a helpless communication full of errors sends some signals, and it's not one of professionalism.

Martin

Can you guys help me improve this? It fouls on the hook sometimes, any way you can think of keeping this from happening? I was thinking of epoxying up the material a bit, but what I love about this fly is the movement in the water, I'm afraid that will be hindered.

I also tie this with a brownish grizzly hackle for the tail, it then becomes a great redfish and seatrout fly, mimicking shrimp.

Submitted by Craig on

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I was taught never to mock someones English or grammar. They are multilingual and I am not.

Submitted by George Meyer on

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Great book,in my personal library as I type.

Haha! Or could call it "the bearded dragon". Since my hair is red and dragons breath fire! Haha. Not sure if I want to cut off my beard hair though...

Yeah, you could call it "The Beard" only problem being, only real men, with real beards, would be able to tie it. It could be the next fly tying hit, and go viral.

Submitted by Phil on

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Photo initiated resins have been around since the late 1970's but have recently become inexpensive enough for general use. In dentistry the first ones were indeed UV light initiated, but the wavelength was soon changed due to a concern about carcinogenicity, even though the exposure time was very short. Manufacturers moved to the blue part of the spectrum- around 480 nm. This worked very well until the introduction of LED lights, when some materials would not cure with lights from other manufacturers due to the vary narrow spectral range of the LEDs. This was soon dealt with by using a group of LEDs with slightly different wavelengths in the lights. Cures and color stability became more reliable. I am fairly sure that none of the resins currently on the market are UV initiated. They would have to be checked with a photometer to be sure. They probably all come out of the same barrel from a chemical company in Germany. Small companies could not do the chemical production required..

Shawn,

Your beard is a perfect match for the blue fly! No, honestly: it's an excellent fly tying video. Keep them coming.

Martin

Tim,

I know the problem with most of us judging Africa as an entity. It's like when my US friends are coming to "Europe".

"Well pop by for a cup of coffee while you're in the neighborhood!"
...like in Rome or Madrid. It's only a thousand miles...

I will make sure that I take extra care not to be too general.

Martin

Submitted by Tim Rolston on

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Thank you for your response Martin. I hope that your recognize that there was no intended animosity in my comment, more simply a desire to redress the balance and add perspective. Unfortunately I know that all too often people don't read or assimilate all that is written, leap to ill based conclusions and before one knows it "Africa" is too dangerous a place to visit or do business with. Sadly many people's grasp of geography is sufficiently limited that they read "Nigeria" and extrapolate to "Africa" and I only wished to point out that this would be an unfair conclusion to reach. Thank you for taking the trouble of a response. Tim Rolston www.inkwaziflyfishing.co.za

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