knoxy 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 Have just been surfing the net (finished all my school work for the day!!!), and came across some paraloop flies. They look great, though i've never seen this style employed before. How do you tie in the paraloop style....To me it just looks like using a dubbing twister. Perhaps someone can put me in the know!!!! Best regards Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 It has been a great pattern for me this fall. I just use thread for the loop instead of mono. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/f...011904fotw.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTtyer 0 Report post Posted November 18, 2006 I tie a lot of paraloop flies. One of the best articles that I've ran across (published after I had to figure it out by myself, of course) was in the Spring 2003 edition of FlyTyer magazine. It has a good diagram for building a gallows that will help. Personally, I don't use the gallows. I use an old pedestal vise and just mount a bodkin in it. Place the bodkin straight up from the fly and wrap your post material over it. When it's time to pull the hackle back, just slide the pedestal vise back and lower the bodkin a bit. Fast and easy. I use floss the post but it doesn't really matter, as long as you don't twist the post material when wrapping the hackle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pakito 0 Report post Posted November 18, 2006 Look here : Adams Paraloop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inconnu 0 Report post Posted November 18, 2006 I found that paintbrush bristle fiber at the dollar store sold as nylon string. It comea in quite a few colours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted November 19, 2006 Knoxy, try this. I prefer this method, very similar to the paraloop system, yet more durable and easier to tie. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/f...080904fotw.html regards Roy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knoxy 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2006 Thanks guys.....I'll tie a few up!!!! Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Kruger 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2007 It was hard for me to tell if the methods shown in some of the links were para-"loop" or para-"chute". No matter. There is an entire book on the benefits of fishing paraloop flies and techniques for tying them: Tying Flies the Paraloop Way by Ian Moutter 1st American Edition 2001 The Countryman Press PO Box 748 Woodstock VT 05091 ISBN 0-88150-554-4 At Powell's Books in Portland, OR or online, only 3 copies left! http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9780881505542-0 Rick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
