Bucktails and trailer hooks.

[Kevin Bogan]

Mako, beautiful work!! Do you put a light coat of nail polish on the shank of the hook just before tying? It helps to secure the thread if you add polish as you go. For epoxy, use 5 minute, any brand. You want to use a fast cure so that it doesnt "crawl" up the hair. I agree with tropics, you dont realy need he epoxy, but it does allow you to "Bulk up" the body and add a little sparkle, and you could add small eyes on the teasers.

[makokeith]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I will just stick with the Sally for now.
Kevin, yes I put my thread on the hook and Sally then I add the hair.

[Kevin Bogan]

Originally Posted by makokeith

Thanks for the replies everyone. I will just stick with the Sally for now.
Kevin, yes I put my thread on the hook and Sally then I add the hair.

Mako, you can get NYC for $1 per bottle. Try putting the polish on prior to the undercoat of thread.

[Foul Hook]

Curious as to how you gents are holding the bigger jigs when wrapping threads. I've got a small vise a bought at harbor freight. It doesn't rotate like the fly vises so I put the jig in the vise and rotate the thread around the hook,kinda bass-ackwards. Any thoughts or input would help! As far as the nail polish head cement debate I've been using nail polish as a base coat adding a little when I've built up my bucktail then finishing with the head cement for a hard finish. May be overkill but I'm not losing hair over this!!( I'll wait for LAB's comment)