Hi Charlie:
I've been quietly admiring your work and I wonder whether you might share some of your thoughts with us.
I'd like to know whether you follow any rules or have any guidelines with resepect ot the proportions of your flies.
For instance, when you select golden pheasant crest for the tail, what size curvature are you looking for, same as hook bend, one-and-half times hook gap?
Do you place the tag half way between the barb and the hook point?
Do you use a set number of windings for the tag?
For the length of the throat on a slamon fly do you use one-and-half times hook gap for the fibers or do you aim to have them end roughly at the 3rd. rib?
Where do you want the wing to end? Matching the curve of the hook or about to the middle of the golden pheasant crest?
As you can see I'v heard different recommendations and I'm curious to your take on this, or do you simply let your eyes, intuition and experience guide you?
I know that you use Cellire for head cement? What thread type and size do you use, and what hooks do you use?
I also noticed the slant of your ribs on the flies. Mine happen to be the same. Are you left-handed by any chance?
There are quite a few of questions but maybe you can indulge me/us?
Thanks
Tom.
I've been quietly admiring your work and I wonder whether you might share some of your thoughts with us.
I'd like to know whether you follow any rules or have any guidelines with resepect ot the proportions of your flies.
For instance, when you select golden pheasant crest for the tail, what size curvature are you looking for, same as hook bend, one-and-half times hook gap?
Do you place the tag half way between the barb and the hook point?
Do you use a set number of windings for the tag?
For the length of the throat on a slamon fly do you use one-and-half times hook gap for the fibers or do you aim to have them end roughly at the 3rd. rib?
Where do you want the wing to end? Matching the curve of the hook or about to the middle of the golden pheasant crest?
As you can see I'v heard different recommendations and I'm curious to your take on this, or do you simply let your eyes, intuition and experience guide you?
I know that you use Cellire for head cement? What thread type and size do you use, and what hooks do you use?
I also noticed the slant of your ribs on the flies. Mine happen to be the same. Are you left-handed by any chance?
There are quite a few of questions but maybe you can indulge me/us?
Thanks
Tom.