flyfishing99 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Gotta check the white balance as the body was more "yellow" when tied in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MWl 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Gotta check the white balance as the body was more "yellow" when tied in. Nice looking fly. I like to use and tie comparaduns as well. Well tied. MWL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryan Wright 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Great job. I would like to see the real colors. :bugeyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boynabubble 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Nice looking comparadun. What kind of dubbing did you use for the thorax? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyfishing99 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Nice looking comparadun. What kind of dubbing did you use for the thorax? Orvis Ice Dubbing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Vegas 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 great looking fly! Might need to get some of the dubbing to get the mixture Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyfishing99 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Trying McPhale's biot bodied cdc/elk comparadun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moscow 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Nice looking fly ff99! Until recently I've only used biots for legs, antenna, etc. but I like the look they give to the body. Moscow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redneck Fly 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Nice Fly :headbang: :headbang: Ive tried to tie using the biot for the body but i just cant get it. It keeps unraveling before i can lock it down with the tread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Vegas 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2011 try using your hackle pliers to hold it down if you have not done that yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyfishing99 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2011 Nice Fly :headbang: :headbang: Ive tried to tie using the biot for the body but i just cant get it. It keeps unraveling before i can lock it down with the tread. I haven't used this technique, but most tiers put a little glue on the body shank before wrapping the biot. Then, if it comes loose, it would stay put. You might try that. Some use the tiniest amount of super glue or equivalent........... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrequentTyer 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2011 Nice Fly :headbang: :headbang: Ive tried to tie using the biot for the body but i just cant get it. It keeps unraveling before i can lock it down with the tread. I haven't used this technique, but most tiers put a little glue on the body shank before wrapping the biot. Then, if it comes loose, it would stay put. You might try that. Some use the tiniest amount of super glue or equivalent........... I use a little bit of varnish on the thread as suggested and that seems to help. I also wet the biot before tying it in. That seems to make it a little more manageable and reduces break-off at the tie-in point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wetflyguy 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2011 Very nice fly !! wet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boynabubble 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2011 Ditto to what Dustin (Mr. Vegas) suggested. I tie a lot of biot nymphs and dries, I lay down a small amount of urethane glue on the hook shank and hold the butt end of the biot with my hackle pliers to keep light pressure on while I wrap it forward. Gluing down the biot makes it much more durable. You might give turkey biots a try if goose biots give you trouble. They are about twice as long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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