Trying to up my Stimulator game. so I'm pretty sure the tail is to long. Where else can I improve on this? I'm all out of the right size grizzly and have to clip oversized down for now. This one turned out better than the one I posted a few days ago I think.
Begging for critiques please!!!
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Kinda hard to answer either one of those questions without a video to see just what it is you're doing.Beginning to tie & have a couple of questions (more than a couple, but i’ll try to keep it brief)
Any tips for these two items?
1. Whip finish - I seem to catch up the bobbin leg of the thread (long length of the figure 4) and wrap it around the hook instead of using the short leg of the 4 to make wraps around the bobbin leg. It seems to just get caught up and drawn around. Not anywhere as clean as the vids I see. Tips to clean this up and keep the bobbin leg in place during the tie-off?
2. Folded strip wing case - I keep tearing or pulling out the fold-over. I end up with wings instead of wing case. I’m using turkey tail.
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A couple of thoughts:Beginning to tie & have a couple of questions (more than a couple, but i’ll try to keep it brief)
Any tips for these two items?
1. Whip finish - I seem to catch up the bobbin leg of the thread (long length of the figure 4) and wrap it around the hook instead of using the short leg of the 4 to make wraps around the bobbin leg. It seems to just get caught up and drawn around. Not anywhere as clean as the vids I see. Tips to clean this up and keep the bobbin leg in place during the tie-off?
2. Folded strip wing case - I keep tearing or pulling out the fold-over. I end up with wings instead of wing case. I’m using turkey tail.
YouTube has a lot of good videos using a tool or by hand.Thank you for the comments
I will see if I can adjust per your tips & report back after some practice
Written words for a movement won’t ever be perfect but it’s what I have access to currently. Unfortunately my LFS has their tying class on hold per pandemic. The suggestion to go in and ask for specific help is probably a good one. I’ll follow up that way if I get really frustrated. A person watching over my shoulder would be great, for sure.
I’m def using Youtube a lot, but a lot goes on off-camera, so there is often more YouTubing than tying, lol, to get the missing dtls from one vid on another
Re: whip finish (using a matarelli style tool)
The comment from CopperMan re: holding the bobbin just behind the hook (as opposed to several inches behind) seems to reduce my opportunities for screwing up. Not even sure if that detail was intended... I know the bobbin hand has to be somewhat flexible [but always on axis] to keep the figure 4 working, but not carrying so much open thread length seemed to help. My practice whip finishes went more smoothly. I still struggle with the bobbin resistance and thread tension so that isn’t helping the whip finish process (or other tying-in processes either).
So, anyway, a step forward...thank you to all for all assistance
Soft hackle attempt
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