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crashfromamesbury · 03-22-2004, 11:41 PM

its more material than you would imagine..

basically you dub a small layer on the hook shank.. that lays

down the foundation.. (make sure you break up the fibers.. some small, some medium..) then dub a very large amount from the back of the shank forward to the eye... with an extra amount
towards the eye.. use bodkin to pluck out the fibers..

then as you suggested jack uses adhesive that is thinned with acetone.. and that melts the fibers a bit.. then with a bit of salve or anything that will keep your fingers from sticking to the fly.. squeeze the head section to a shape that meets the bait your trying to emulate.. it takes about 10 seconds to get a good bond,

to shape the rest of the body.. break fibers to lengths that fit in with the siloutte you are trying to form..

paint eyes on.. jack uses tulip fabric paint.. yellow for main part of eye.. then black over that when dry.. once paint is try.. he suggests more adhesive/acetone mixture to coat the fly..

the adhesive he uses mainly is the orvis adhesive.. he is adamantly against epoxy and other adhesives.. he suggested simplifying tying.. and that many other methods required too much labor..

the good thing about the secret stuff is it readily accepts prismacolor marker colors.. so you can detail to meet the need..

make a bunch plain.. then color before you fish..

i will say i learned far more in that class then any other i have taken in the last 10 years..

i have some soft hackle flys that look like they are going to have a lot of life under the water.. tied those at the same class..

03-22-2004, 11:41 PM	#8
crashfromamesbury Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: somerville and hyannis Posts: 342	its more material than you would imagine.. basically you dub a small layer on the hook shank.. that lays down the foundation.. (make sure you break up the fibers.. some small, some medium..) then dub a very large amount from the back of the shank forward to the eye... with an extra amount towards the eye.. use bodkin to pluck out the fibers.. then as you suggested jack uses adhesive that is thinned with acetone.. and that melts the fibers a bit.. then with a bit of salve or anything that will keep your fingers from sticking to the fly.. squeeze the head section to a shape that meets the bait your trying to emulate.. it takes about 10 seconds to get a good bond, to shape the rest of the body.. break fibers to lengths that fit in with the siloutte you are trying to form.. paint eyes on.. jack uses tulip fabric paint.. yellow for main part of eye.. then black over that when dry.. once paint is try.. he suggests more adhesive/acetone mixture to coat the fly.. the adhesive he uses mainly is the orvis adhesive.. he is adamantly against epoxy and other adhesives.. he suggested simplifying tying.. and that many other methods required too much labor.. the good thing about the secret stuff is it readily accepts prismacolor marker colors.. so you can detail to meet the need.. make a bunch plain.. then color before you fish.. i will say i learned far more in that class then any other i have taken in the last 10 years.. i have some soft hackle flys that look like they are going to have a lot of life under the water.. tied those at the same class..