sirocco Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Hi everyone, I tied up a TA Rainbow tonight and I have a couple questions about the sculpin wool... The way I tied it in was by cutting 1/2 inch wide strips and then securing them in their centre. I did this in sequence along the shank until I got to the eye. It turned out all right but.... 1) When you tie the wool down, are you supposed to tie them in one after another in a row like I did, or are the strips supposed to be stacked one on top of the other? 2) How much wool do you need to use for this type of head? I thought I used quite a bit, I probably tied in 5 or so strips before reaching the eye, and I'm wondering if I would get the right result with less? Hard questions to answer without visuals, I know, sorry if they don't make sense EDIT - Better way to phrase the second question... Does it need to be packed really tightly to get the desired result? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inconnu Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I used this material earlier this winter to tie some Bow River Buggers. I found that yes it needed to be packed if you were going to trim it to shape. I also cut the lengths in half and tied them in but only in the area I was going to trim because you did not need to have it full length. If you want it full length for your fly, take a toothbrush and brush the stuff out to shape it seemed to work for me. Hope this helps a little....Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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