As always very informative and helpful! It is great to see these helpful hints being passed down to another generation. You made a great review session for me. Have a great day and stay safe!!
Re: Squirrel hair wing. I’m very glad you mentioned using head cement & not super glue. Squirrel hair can be very slippery & it sometimes wants to spin or slide off the hook. I intended to tie a few dozen emergers with squirrel hair wings. I got frustrated with the squirrel hair & had what I thought was a brilliant idea. Use superglue! Not so brilliant! It’s very hard to tie or do much else when your thumb & forefinger are glued together along with hair on a hook. I was stuck that way for 5 hours until my wife got home & found the misplaced bottle of nail polish remover. Note: Nail polish remover contains acetone which is one of the few things that dissolves superglue.
As always very informative and helpful! It is great to see these helpful hints being passed down to another generation. You made a great review session for me. Have a great day and stay safe!!
Thanks for the tips. Definitely a big help !!!
That elk hair caddis winging technique makes a big difference.
Re: Squirrel hair wing. I’m very glad you mentioned using head cement & not super glue. Squirrel hair can be very slippery & it sometimes wants to spin or slide off the hook. I intended to tie a few dozen emergers with squirrel hair wings. I got frustrated with the squirrel hair & had what I thought was a brilliant idea. Use superglue! Not so brilliant! It’s very hard to tie or do much else when your thumb & forefinger are glued together along with hair on a hook. I was stuck that way for 5 hours until my wife got home & found the misplaced bottle of nail polish remover. Note: Nail polish remover contains acetone which is one of the few things that dissolves superglue.