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Whip finishing deer hair bugs with hook eye engulfed in hair

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Video doesn't work for me but the described plastic bag trick reminds me of what I did a long time ago (haven't done hair recently) I cut a 3" square of milk jug and made a knife cut from one edge to the center, this slot fit tight over the hook and let me push the hair out of the way.

I probably read that in a book or magazine around 1980, but I may have invented it on my own, we reinvent old ideas every day. I think the stiffness of the milk jug would suit me better than a baggie, ymmv

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Been doing the baggie thing for 30+ years...learned it from Billy Munn(RIP) also have acitate plates.. like the baggie better

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It's definitely a good trick to know. On most of my deer hair poppers, I actually just do several half hitches, clip the thread, hit it with some penetrating cement, then the face finishing glue job seals everything in and protects the thread.

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