ribbing wulffs

Conan The Librarian wrote:


The way I've been tying mine seems to help with the problem of
"nose-heavy" flies, but will probably make the purists cringe. I use
"parapost" synthetics for the wing, and I don't always bother to post
the wings separately. *gasp*

No gasping here. The man himself wrote the the single upright
winged
versions worked just as well as the more 'popular' split wing.


The synthetic is lighter than calfhair, and creates less mass where
it's tied in. IME that makes for a fly that's less nose-heavy and neater.

Try some high quality marabou for a wing if you can ... makes for
a very attractive tie for a Royal. (Dessicant rather than paste
floatants
though)



Chuck Vance (who needs all the help he can get in the neatness
department)

:-) One day I'll put up a pic of my tying bench somewhere.


Steve

Stephen Welsh wrote:
Conan The Librarian wrote:


The way I've been tying mine seems to help with the problem of
"nose-heavy" flies, but will probably make the purists cringe. I use
"parapost" synthetics for the wing, and I don't always bother to post
the wings separately. *gasp*


No gasping here. The man himself wrote the the single upright
winged
versions worked just as well as the more 'popular' split wing.


The synthetic is lighter than calfhair, and creates less mass where
it's tied in. IME that makes for a fly that's less nose-heavy and neater.


Try some high quality marabou for a wing if you can ... makes for
a very attractive tie for a Royal. (Dessicant rather than paste
floatants
though)

I believe the wing is only useful for visibility (by the angler). The
fish couldn't care less because they don't see it.

The only upright wings I tie on dry flies are synthetic post-wings for
parachute patterns.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

schrieb:

Calf body hair.

http://flytyingworld.com/dryflies.htm

TL
MC

schrieb:

schrieb:

Calf body hair.

http://flytyingworld.com/dryflies.htm

TL
MC

Oops, left out the instructions!

http://www.troutflies.com/tutorials/royal_wullf/

TL
MC

On 27 Jun 2006 13:32:00 -0700, wrote:


schrieb:

schrieb:

Calf body hair.

http://flytyingworld.com/dryflies.htm

TL
MC

Oops, left out the instructions!

http://www.troutflies.com/tutorials/royal_wullf/

TL
MC

Bad Timmy, bad, bad, Timmy...encoding Mike Connor's name in a post when
you should know full well that he feels that it's "a mistake to post
here at all, one I should have learned by now not to make. It wont
happen again." But I gotta say, Mikey, you sure are getting your
money's worth with Connorwatch...I didn't even notice the coded
references to you, but they it deciphered and emailed you in no time at
all so you could post link....HEY! WAIT A MINUTE!!

SNICKER,
R

wrote:



Oops, left out the instructions!

http://www.troutflies.com/tutorials/royal_wullf/

TL
MC


Harry's tutorials are great.

Willi

wrote in message
oups.com...

schrieb:

Calf body hair.

http://flytyingworld.com/dryflies.htm

TL
MC


Interesting site.
How critical to a tied fly is holding dimensions to tolerance?
-tom

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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Interesting site.
How critical to a tied fly is holding dimensions to tolerance?
-tom

In my opinion, it is more critical on some flies than others, especially
flies that ride on the surface using only the wing and the tail like a wulff
or an adams, or any subsurface fly where you are depending on the way the
fly lands and moves through the water. Most of the time "near-enough" is
probably going to be OK.

On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:47:40 -0700, "Tom Nakashima"
wrote:


wrote in message
roups.com...

schrieb:

Calf body hair.

http://flytyingworld.com/dryflies.htm

TL
MC


Interesting site.
How critical to a tied fly is holding dimensions to tolerance?
-tom



I would try and stay close. A balanced fly floats" better" and is
easier to cast. The rib holds the floss together and is an important
part of the tye.

Harry
troutflies com

....I'm not a fan of floss on a dry fly, but, ...it works

Tom Nakashima schrieb:

Interesting site.
How critical to a tied fly is holding dimensions to tolerance?
-tom

Depends rather a lot on the fly concerned, and what materials are being
used. It can be very critical if one requires the fly to have certain
characteristics. How it floats, how high it floats, etc. It can also
make a considerable difference in behaviour on wet flies, streamers,
etc.

It is in any case not just a question of how the fly looks. Usually
form follows function.

TL
MC