Head question
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Head question
Do you finish your heads on soft hackles with varnish, waxed thread, or how?
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Ron Eagle Elk
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Usually I just wax the thread, but then again, everything I tie gets thrown at a fish.
"A man may smile and bid you hale yet curse you to the devil, but when a good dog wags his tail he is always on the level"
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Like REE,everything I tie is fished aswell. The majority of my flies are just whip finished thread.
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FlyFisherMann1955
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I use head cement. For years, I used Hook & Hackle cement; currently using Orvis cement (water base). I have also experimented with UV cure, but it takes longer because you're using the light (torch).
Tight Lines- Ken
Tight Lines- Ken
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Soft hackles just get the thread whip finish.... haven't found a reason to add an extra step.
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For decades now I just use whatever clear nail varnish is on sale at the time. Works for me….
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I have used both but I usually just whip finish with waxed thread.
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Brooktrout52
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Does it matter what type of thread you are using? I wax silk and use Sally Hanson on other threads.
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On large streamers, I too will use resin. Not ofthen though.
