pt nymphs

[r ian]

I love tying ptn s but when i see magazines they show them being tied in one ! but theres no way i can do that , i need to use two bunches ! any ideas ?

[stevekale]

What size hooks? PTNs are well-suited to smaller sizes (below 14/16).

[r ian]

Thanks mate ! ive been tying them on a size ten ! no wonder the fibres dont reach.

[Stillwater angler]

He he, av you bin getting stressed ian out with it ian ???

Best bit iwhen you get to the end and it snaps

Tye them in shorter on the 10 mate.......... you'll reach the thorax with a long fiber

If you find your still struggling... then tye a fibre to half of the hook shank, tye off and catch another fibre in and finish to where you want...............

[AndrewMWalker]

Hi Ian,

I can do this on b175 size 10 and 12.
Its a good way of avoiding some of the bulk in the body. I can be hard to cover the thread that you use to lash down the tail. You can use a bright thread and make this a hot spot. I don't always tie in the thorax cover with the same but of pt, it can be hard to get the pt to lie straight as it transitions from turns around the hook shank.

I know this is obvious, but use the longest fibres you can.

Keep trying, but don be a slave to the techniques of others. Do what works for you!

Do you fancy posting some of your ptns so we can see what you've been up to?

A

[steve collyer]

A useful tip is to trim the white stalky-bits of quill which are often left on the end of the stripped pt fibres. Once neatly squared-off twist in the usual way to make the rope, then use a decent pair of hackle pliers to grasp the very ends of the feather fibres.

I have fingers like bananas but one bunch of about 6 fibres can easily do a size 10 tail & body this way.

[r ian]

Originally Posted by Stillwater angler

He he, av you bin getting stressed ian out with it ian ???

Best bit iwhen you get to the end and it snaps

Tye them in shorter on the 10 mate.......... you'll reach the thorax with a long fiber

If you find your still struggling... then tye a fibre to half of the hook shank, tye off and catch another fibre in and finish to where you want...............

yeah mate ! bloody fibres ! i try to use as much of the fibre as i can and end up losing my grip and it all unravels, im gonna do it in two stages now

---------- Post added at 02:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:19 PM ----------

Originally Posted by AndrewMWalker

Hi Ian,

I can do this on b175 size 10 and 12.
Its a good way of avoiding some of the bulk in the body. I can be hard to cover the thread that you use to lash down the tail. You can use a bright thread and make this a hot spot. I don't always tie in the thorax cover with the same but of pt, it can be hard to get the pt to lie straight as it transitions from turns around the hook shank.

I know this is obvious, but use the longest fibres you can.

Keep trying, but don be a slave to the techniques of others. Do what works for you!

Do you fancy posting some of your ptns so we can see what you've been up to?

A

Yeah mate ive been thinking about getting a new camera! so will do some pics this week cheers ian