I alos like the other idea Allan mentions in his other post - melting the tip into a ball and securing to the bottom of the hook. Sounds like it would cut down on the bulkiness of the thread around the mono. I'll have to give it a try.
Thanks for the tip, Allan!
Kev
From: Allan Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Need some help with weed guards
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 23:04:39 -0500
>Hello VFB
>I've been tying up salt water flies for a trip to Fla. in March/April. Many
>of the patterns call for or should have weed guards. I've got some 30# mono
>to tie the weed guards but don't really know how to go about it. Bend the
>mono by crimping it? heat it? bend it w/ wraps? when to tie it in? epoxy to
>hold it in place? I figured I'd stick w/ the mono weed guards for now rather
>than try to learn to many techniques. Any help, suggestions or sites w/
>demos would be greatly appreciated!!
>Thanks,
>John
Tie the mono along the shank and around the bend of the hook. Leave it
sticking down from the back of the hook while you tie the fly. Don't wind
the thread head yet. Leave the thread attached.
When done, bring the mono up to and through the eye. Pull the end through
the eye till the bottom portion conforms to your best idea of a where a
weedguard should be.
Now bend the part sticking through the eye back towards the rear of the
fly, and wrap over both sections of the mono, pulling it up to the shank
both above and below the hook.
Finally build the head, tie off in the normal way, and cement it. You can
use Krazy Glue or Zap-a-Gap or Bondini orsomething like that for cement for
added gripping power.
Allan
Allan Fish
Greenwood, IN
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