Bunching at hook eye

[Xenopus 0]

Been trying to tie gold ribbed hares ear nymph (size 16 & 18) without a bead head and am getting into problems with too much bunching at the hook eye. All suggestions to prevent this would be welcomed.

[Dave G. 0]

Even the master Davie Mcphail can crowd the head a bit but none the less you can still come away with sometips from his tieof this fly. It is weighted though. He is a master tyer, watch the video, take in all the points of the steps he uses..

[Dave G. 0]

https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=davie+mcphail+gold+ribbed+hares+ear&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001

 

Sorry, didn't load the link the first time.

[flytire 0]

its really pretty simple

 

start your thread an eye length back and don't tie in the empty space until its time to tie the head. that's all that goes in that space

 

[bellevue.chartreuse.trout 0]

flytire's hit the 'nail on the head'; once again.

 

We could over-complicate it but, when it comes down to it.... just keep away (from the head) until the end.

[Bruce Derington 0]

its really pretty simple

 

start your thread an eye length back and don't tie in the empty space until its time to tie the head. that's all that goes in that space

 

YEP

[Xenopus 0]

Thanks all. Tonight's flies were much improved.

[vb1971 0]

Hi Xenopus,

 

This was a big problem for me when I was starting out even if I new the dimensions and how much shank to leave. One day my wife had this great idea. if just before tying the fly off the head looks like it will be crowded then undo the whole fly and start again...... it worked!!! Also she will only use flies I have tied that are not crowded which means I have all the troubles on the river threading the tippet!!!

 

I can still crowd the eye but usually when I am in a rush tying just before heading out

 

Cheers

VB1971

[mikechell 0]

"Behind every great man ... " Eh, VB?

[bellevue.chartreuse.trout 0]

.............there's a woman that's telling him what to do???? (err... not exactly sure ... but since my wife doesn't read this forum... I'm sticking to it.. lol)

 

BCT

[feathers5 0]

One more tip...Do not use more thread wraps than needed, it builds up bulk. I did that for a long time.

 

 

 

I can do whatever I want--as long as my wife says it's okay.

[mikechell 0]

I wear the pants in this family. My Wife just tells which pair to put on each morning.

[Xenopus 0]

Well this thread took a quick turn.

[mikechell 0]

Once the question's answered ... it's time to expound and extrapolate.

[Xenopus 0]

Think the pun may have been missed!