On Nov 23, 3:55*pm, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
On Nov 23, 3:40*pm, Giles wrote:





On Nov 23, 3:16*pm, george9219 wrote:

On Nov 22, 10:18*pm, Giles wrote:

On Nov 22, 9:00*pm, george9219 wrote:

A stray fiber from hackle or cdc in the wrong place will give
you fits trying to thread the fine tippet through the eye.

Not to mention head cement, which makes penetration (however slight)
problematic.....to say the least.

giles
hm.....come to think of it, not all that bad a rape defense.

I never use head cement on dry flies, especially the tiny ones.

Quite a few others here have said the same. *Personally, I've never
been able to master the knack of tying heads that would not unravel
without cement.

giles

http://books.google.com/books?id=Moe...pg=PA62&dq=pin...

This was the stuff (the beeswax, rosin and castor oil mix) recommended
by Mark Van Patten on the Tying Bench. *Don't use head cement/Sally
Hansens anymore. *This stuff rubbed on the thread before you whip
finish the fly seems to do the trick. *Secondarily, it doesn't clog up
the eye of the fly nor does it interfere with the hackle. *Love the
stuff.
Frank Reid

I haven't done much fly tying in the past three or four years, and the
next year promises virtually none. After that, who knows. You may
one day see a thread asking hey, what was that replacement for head
cement?

Thanks, Frank.

giles