how to tie in properley

[reaper]

Hi all

starting to move off from tying buzzers and other beginner patterns but im struggling to tie thing in properley

for example ive just tried to tie myself a cupple of zonkers and i couldnt stop the strip from turning round the hook it started off ok then as i made my way down to the bottom of the hook low and behold it started twisting

any suggestions on how to do this properley

[weight_forward]

Only a novice myself so take this with a pinch of salt, but here's what I do.

Hold whatever your tying in tightly in your left hand and use a pinch loop to position, add another loose thread wrap, then pull tight (worth practising to see how hard you can pull on the thread without breaking, it's surprising how hard you can pull even thin thread). Hold onto the material, or it will spin as you tighten. For something like zonker strips, keep hold of them as you move down the shank, it will twist, so just twist it back (if all else fails a dab of superglue helps ).

If you watch someone like David McPhail tying they are constantly adjusting the materials with their left hand, which is something I never used to do at all.

Hope some of that helps, Steve

[stevekale]

Controlling (managing and using) thread torque is a large part of the battle in tying. Practice makes perfect.

[BRUCE1]

have a look at this mate although its a booby zonker it will show you whats what ...just scroll down the list on the right to find it,8th from bottom

http://www.youtube.com/user/DavieMcP...64/P25ikNsKvZg

[reaper]

cheers guys. will probally bombard you with more questions made an error aswell

went out and bought stuff to tie with ended up with a heap of marabou and pheasent tails cock tails

of course i forgot to buy hackles, chenelle

[mot]

We've all been there I write a list before I go now, saves the pain of getting home to find your missing a crucial material.

Good luck with the tying, you couldn't have found a better place to get the help you need to get started.