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I use fly tying head cement. I forget the brand but it comes in little bottles that are about1 1/2 inch cubes. It also is sold right along side its thinner. I usually add one bottle of head cenment and one bottle of thinner together right off the bat.
For large jigs , you need to put some head cemnt on as you tie. Lets say for a 4 OZ jig you may use 4 bucktail hair clumps. I wrapp a few times around the hook shank and add a drop of cement there 9I use a thoothpick to apply it. You just dip the toothpick in the cement and what clings to it gets dripped and rubbed into the thread and hair.) I then add a bunch hair and wrap about 5 wraps and add cemnet , same with each clump of hair. Then you wrap the whole bundle until no color shows through and then saturate the whole tied area. I like to let it sit a short time 9dries fast as hell with the thinner in it) then drip a few more drips on to get that glass like epoxy coated look. That's it!
If you don't add cement as you tie , you need to really saturate everythng at the end. Even that will not work as good as adding cemnet as you go.
Remember its little cube like bottles , all the fly tying supply places carry it. There are several brands. Do not make the mistake of buying one cement brand and a different thinner brand. Be sure both are the same brand.
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