Chuck,
This may rattle some but here is what I do with plastic beads of the right size
that have no recess for the bend clearance. I normally have to do this for the
plastic beads on the WRD. The plastic bead will not go around the bend, If I
force it it will split. If I use a bigger bead it will block the eye. First I
flatten the barb then straighten the bend a bit, slide the bead around the
larger radius then bend the hook back to it's original shape. I make it a point
not to over bend the hook. It only takes just of bit of straightening to get
the bead to go around the bend. This is an extra step but it works for me.
Arkansas Tony
--- On Wed, 1/6/10, Chuck Alexander <chuckalexan...@hughes.net> wrote:
From: Chuck
Alexander <chuckalexan...@hughes.net>
Subject: [flyfishingandflytyingforpanfish] Tiny Fly Question
To: "Virtual Fly Box" <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com>, "fly fishing for panfish"
<flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 10:43 PM
OK all you tiny fly tying experts LOL.. I am
stumped with a problem.. I took the advice of tying a bigger fly, then working
my way down in hook sizes till I get to where I want. Problem is, I'm tying (or
TRYING) my Pink Panfish Producer, and I'm down to a size 20. Problem is, the
gold bead for the head. The ones I have are either too small to go around
the sharp bend in the hook, or they are too big, and they either fall right off
the eye end of the fly, or get stuck, with the eye buried halfway inside the
bead. I have tried the beads front wards, backwards and sideways. Is there a
secret to this??? Should I just make the "gold=bead head" out of gold tying
thread, or tiny tinsel?? Or do you just not tie flies this small with a bead
head on them?? Thanks for ANY help, Chuck
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