Thanks to you and the others that responded. At least I know that I
am not using too small a wire. The illustration in the tying manual
was blown up to about an inch and a half size pic, and of course I
realize that the size of the wire will be exaggerated - just that the
segments were also exaggerated.

Thanks again.

Dick

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 14:20:32 -0700, "Sierra fisher"
wrote:

The BR may not be the size. Mine are marked small med and large. You
cannot use too small of wire. You just have to have patience to use the
small on a large hook. You probably put on more weight with the larger
wire on the small size hook, so you have to decide what you want. the wire
has two purposes: one to add weight, the other to look segmented, at least
to the fly fisherman. It's debatable as to whether,the fish notices it.
according to books, the fish first sees the size, second the shape, and
thirdly the color. Somewhere after that comes segmentation