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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

 
 
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Old 11-06-2012, 06:21 PM   #2
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The most important thing is good bucktail. Generally this means long crinkly hairs. You seem to have used stiff straight hair which is hard to get a tapered result with. It also helps to roll the bucktail in your fingers before tying it on, this makes it into a neater bundle. Don't pull the rear thread loops too tight, this makes the bucktail spread. You can whip finish the thread (check youtube) or lay a loop of mono along the shank, wrap over it 5 -6 times, pass the thread end through, and then pull the mono loop back so the thread end passes under the overwraps.

If you live near Taunton, stop by the Bear's Den and the guy there can help you a lot.
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