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Sorry, no time for pictures but I will try to explain.
Start by taking hanks of the material, when you pull it tight, you want it to be about the diameter of a pencil lead.
Now tie in the first hank on the top of the hook halfway down the shank. As you tie it in, try to spin the material so that it covers the top 180 degrees of the hook. This will take a little practice but it really isn’t that hard. Make sure the first hank is tied in as long as you want the finished fly to be.
Next step is to tie in another hank of material. This time you want to move up the shank slightly and tie it in on the bottom 180 degrees. Now, on of the most important aspects…..when you trim this second hank, make sure it’s as long as the first hank. In fact, every hank I tie in is as long as the very first.
Now continue tying in hanks in this fashion until you’ve covered the hook and have about 1/8″ of exposed hook left between your materials and the eye.
Next step is to comb out all your fibers, and to then cut your basic bait fish shape. Once your finished you can start the long slow process of trimming. Now this trimming is what I was taught as “lock in” trimming. Your going to just randomly trim small fibers here and there around the fly. The short fibers will lock in with the long ones and help give you that 3-d effect. Once you think your done trimming, trim some more.
Now your ready to epoxy your eyes on, and to color it up. I use the prisma markers but you can also use different colors of EP fibers.
Sorry this is so rambled and jumbled, My 3 year old is using me for a jungle jim again. Good luck, hope this rambling helps.
What fun, Neal. Great way to break the cold grip. But I have to object–the food shot simply does not meet the historical standards of this board, IMO.
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Neal,
Sorry, but you gotta be from PA to wear a Down’s chest fly box.
One visit to Spring Creek, Penns or Fishing creek during the sulpher hatch in Centre County, you’ll see why.
They are great little boxes.
I’ve been staying up late and watching Austin City Limits since I a kid.That and Dr. Who got me through some tough times.
