On Nov 23, 4:40*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

Double whip finish on the larger ones, single (5 turns) on the midges.
The larger ones hold together forever, and, generally, the midges are
destroyed before the head unravels.