Been using some deer belly hair on these jigs. I really do like it but how do I keep it from flaring out when I wrap the shank. If I wrap it to loose it would just pull out
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Been using some deer belly hair on these jigs. I really do like it but how do I keep it from flaring out when I wrap the shank. If I wrap it to loose it would just pull out
Nothing you can do, really. Maybe try dabbing glue on before you tie it down and letting it half dry?
Use buck tail, belly hair is better suited for spun hair flies, at least in my opinion. The tail hair is pretty bouyant as well, shouldn't mess with the float of the jig.
When I use bucktail as you have, I tie it loosely and then put on a little super glue and spray it with and accelerator. It dries instantly. I then wrap it tightly and proceed with the jig.
"gene"
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that hair is pretty course, and is probably hollow inside. If ya use the tails from deer in the southern states, the smaller the better, then you wont have that problem, because it's finer, straighter, and solid. around here we have hunt clubs, and during deer season it's not hard to collect some tails from those guys. just get them before they start skinning, because blood is impossible to get out of the hair. I freeze them as is. dying them is another story, ya gotta use a dye for hair, like fly dye, by orco, there are others too.
What do you use for an accelerator spray?Quote:
Originally Posted by PawPaw "gene"
It's called "Stick Fast" and I purchase it from <woodturningz.com>. As a hobby I turn ink pens out of wood, antler and plastics. Superglue is about the best and quickest finish you can put on a pen made of wood or antler. Since it is applied in multi-layers, you need to have it dry quickly so as to put on the next coat. Works real well and only a shot is needed from the aerosol can.
"gene"
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body hair from deer is hollow and will flare like that use tails
If you want the best solutions I would ask that on a fly tying board like the one I gave you a link to, but I make loose wraps when away from the head and then tighter as I get closer to the head. You need them firm enough to help hole, but not so much it make it flair. It's going to flair some though.
Also if you wrap to tight it will cut the hair.
Also make sure to have a good base of thread on the hook shank before you start.
Skip
1. thinner hair 2. a few easy wraps of chenille back over the hair then front to the eye 3. what skip said
Can I get that stuff like at Hobby lobby instead of ordering it on line?Quote:
Originally Posted by PawPaw "gene"
You've got me there pal, I always buy on line along with two or three 8 oz. bottles of super glue. It's also available on line in a small pump bottle that would probably work great on jigs but doesn't work well on wood turning projects as the droplets are larger and causes problems. I'll see if I can find one of the suppliers on the small pump bottles for you.
"gene"
LAZARDOC, I see that Pen Kits - WoodTurningz has the small pump bottle. If you also buy some super glue don't buy the thin one, medium is better.
Also what OKSTATEjiggy said. Tie the hair on tight from the middle of your thread base to the head, then start your chenille wrap further back and wrap the first wraps just tight enough to get the hair to pull back down then wrap it tighter to the head.
"gene"
One more thought, the accelerator contains chemicals that can affect the paint job on your heads. By using the pump bottle you can open the bottle and apply it with a tooth pick to the exact spot of glue you want to harden quickly. It just takes a touch to start the chain reaction that hardens the glue.
"gene"
Use the chenille to hold it down so it doesn't flair as much as others have said. Is the only way I have found to do it without using glues and other stuff.