mylar tubing

[ijerkum]

What is the best way to handle this stuff? It looks great but trying to manage when tying is a nightmare for me! It unravels,collapses,and generally gives a real ugly result that I just most of the time cut off and give up on. Your help is really appreciated!

[skiptomylu]

It's hard to keep it from doing that especially on the ends until it's tied in. I have a good bit of it, but still have not got into it enough to be very helpful so sorry about that. I will see what I can find.

[Fatman]

One key to working with it is to go really slow, when getting it on. I'm kinda of used to it from tying flies.

When I thread it over the hook the tip will unravel - used a really sharp pair of scissors and even it up then tie in. It takes practice and patience

Here's a couple I did

[ifish]

These are made with mylar.

[STUMP HUNTER]

Very good looking jigs.. The mylar tubing can make a nice tye you just have to keep using it until you get the jig like you want. Good luck.

[Nightprowler]

Here's one I did for a jig swap some time back. Practice, practice, practice...




NightProwler

[fish_4_all]

I made those and had some success with them for trout. I put 2 small beads on the shank, put the Mylar over them, tied it in and tied it off holding it as tight as I could. I am pretty sure I used pony beads so they went on really easy without drilling.

As for keeping it from fraying, if I need to I take the ends and run a lighter across them really quick to slightly melt them together. Works pretty well at times but if you get it too hot they melt bad. I have read that you can use melted wax to hold the Mylar together but have never tried it.

[Cray]

Have never done ot but had thought about putting a coat of Sallys around it let it dry then cut off right in front of it. Slide it on then tie around the sealer.