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Hey all. I’ve been tying lots of winged wets lately. Most have been hackled by wrapping partridge around the shank just like I do with soft hackle/spiders. Then I add the wing on top. This looks just fine when I do it. However I see many beautiful wet fly patterns where a throat is tied in on the underside of the shank rather than wrapped around the post. For the life of me I can’t figure out how this is done. I’ve tried rotating my vise so the fly is upside down then tying hackle fibers at the throat. I’ve had mixed success at best and almost always impale a finger or two on the hook point in the process. I’ve tried loosely tying fibers on top and rotating them below before tightening. They just become a haggard mess and look nothing like the beautiful pics I see. I’ve tried wrapping the post and then pulling them down and giving a few wraps to hold them there. Same result… haggard mess. Not sure what to do here. How do you guys/gals tie in those beautiful throats? Any tips, ideas, pictures or video links would be helpful. Thanks
