JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2007 I've been messing with deer hair bugs for many years, off and on. I can hold my own making durable, fishing quality bugs that perform well. Just today I made a "brassie" style hair packer from a couple pieces of feeler guage, and spooled up with GSP 200 denier thread for the first time. All I can say is- if you are at all serious about making spun deer hair flies, YOU NEED THESE TWO ITEMS!!! I was surprised at the performance- the same exact hair I was cutting with 3/0 monocord and 6lb fireline just flared and spun nice with the GSP. Using the packer which pushes back the thread wraps along with the hair made my first bugs out of the vise easily 50% denser than before. For a spool of thread, it's expensive but worth every penny. For a piece of bent brass, the tool is a stroke of genius. I won't go back to any other stuff now. :headbang: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sulfernut 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2007 VERY glad to hear this!! I recently purchased some GSP but haven't had a chance to try it out yet. I have also been rather dissapointed with the hair packers I have used thusfar,whether I bought them,or improved them out of household stuff I had lying around...I always wondered how those "brassie" packers worked....I always thought that I would either bend,or break them...(I pack like a maniac!) As I recall,they are not too expensive to buy from the manufacturer. Thanks for the info!!! Sulphernut Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xspook2158 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2007 Do you have a pic of the hair packer? Jeff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sagittarius62 0 Report post Posted May 28, 2007 Brassie Hair Packer Scroll down the page a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted May 28, 2007 I agree with that also. Gsp and a Brassie are the only way to go! :headbang: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madkasel 0 Report post Posted May 29, 2007 That brassie hair packer looks pretty hot. I assume you use it from behind and then put your fingers/knuckles on it and push? Cheap, too! Have a link to GSP? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted May 29, 2007 here is my home-made brass hair packer. Not pretty but it works very good. I intentionally made it so the two "jaws" overlap, giving nearly full contact around the shank and leaving no gap for hair to slip through. The pieces are .014 and .016 brass from an old feeler guage. It's the work of a few minutes with a dremel tool. JStockard sells the GSP. I bought a couple spools of the 200 denier. It works. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
