mb82 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2005 My dad dropped by the other day with those foam bug bodies and asked me to tie up a few for him. "Not a prob dad they are really simple." Boy was I wrong. How do you keep the foam from rotating on the hook as you are tying? I got tying the legs in fine but I am constantly adjusting the body because it is rotating. If these were my flys I would not care, but since I am doing this for someone else, I want them to be perfect. Thanks Jeff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blueman89 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2005 Do you have a good thread base? I would try laying down a thread base then glueing the body on. When it dries tie in the tail materials. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mb82 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2005 Thanks I use a good thread base but I don't think I am waiting long enough for the glue to dry. I would like to have 20 of these bugs done by tomarrow. the problem with only having one vice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mb82 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2005 That worked. Guess I just need to slow down some. Well 5 done, 15 more to go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fcflyguy 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2005 Cut a small slit in the bottom of the foam . That will make a place for the hook to go and put a drop of super glue on it. Give it a try Fcflyguy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fla. Panfisher 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 tie it in and super glue the bottom and tie the rest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ratfacedmcdougal 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 Make a good thread base, try useing something called zap a gap or if your doing that many use 5 minute epoxy... do all the bodys first then go back and put the feathers on. That way they are all dry by the time you start tieing in feathers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ratfacedmcdougal 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 Its a lot quicker anytime your making multiple flies ( more than a dozen) at a time to tie them in stages. Like when I tied commerically if for instance I was making adams dry flies, I would tie all the wings and tails then go back and add the body and hackle to each fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mb82 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 well I finished them, even had a few left over for the tyer to keep. I ended up starting out with flat waxed thread and building a bigger base then changing over to 8/0 black to tye down the fly and help hold it on till the superglue cured. It worked well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites