"Dave Mohnsen" wrote in message news:G%VOf.2305
Heh . . . heh. Hi Op,
I found a good reference for tying extended bodies is "The Fly Tier's
Benchside Reference" by Leeson and Schollmeyer.

Yep, I recall quite a few folks braggin' on the same book, some time back.
I imagine that Uncle Wally Winter keeps a copy in inventory, at his flyshop.
I'll drop in and see soon!

The book that I was tyin' from is precise in it's detail and supports it's
patterns with large drawings and detailed instructions. I'm sure that you'd
be familiar with the book, if I could just remember the title and author
myself?

Here are a few thoughts:
Don't think you have to make all parts of the fly at the same time for
extended bodies. When I was in the production kinda stuff, the bodies
were prepared separately. Trick is to secure them through the hook and
anchor them in pretty snug, before finishing the front part of the fly.

I seriously doubt that "production" *tie flying* will ever be in my future,
as the flyz that you received in the swap should make abundantly apparent.
However, I figure that if I tie two flyz for each swap I might get a bit
better before I die!

Presently, I'm just tryin' to follow instructions, so I tied the fly like
the author recommened--you'll get a chance to judge for yourself, as I plan
this pattern to be on of the
2................................................. .............thousand
flies I owe ya :~^)

Our custom stuff seemed to come a bit more from the East side of the
country, and they wanted deer for the extended bodies. I don't tie many
for myself, but foam is my choice.

I tried tyin' deer hair extended bodies, some time back. How'd that go, you
ask? NOT TOO GOOD! I believe that I used the sewin' needle method? I bled
a lot more than I tied.

The tails, I personally don't use much. They are gone, or portions of
them, in the first couple fish. The tails look nice, though.

I'm a tail man, myself. Somethin' just don't seem right about no tail.
Aesthetics I guess?

For these flies I do use a rorary vise, and I use a needle to build the
tail, mostly.

I continued to work with the Traveler once I figured out that I needed to
flip the fly around and work it backwards on the vise. It still ain't too
easy to do that second wrap of foam body segments!

Thanks a gain and you'll get yours too, believe me!

Op

DaveMohnsen
Denver