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[stevekale]

Originally Posted by Whingeing pom

As for the tail at least yours was on the top of the hook and not slipped round the side of the shank.
Dont beat yourself up about it!

I think you'll find that was me not having the vice turned perfectly level. The bit of hook you can see is the bottom of the hook near the barb.

But thanks for the kind comments! Although I will still aim for better and better.

[AndrewMWalker]

I prefer yours as well Steve, but CC I believe he ties for fast flowing rivers and he possibly wants to make a fly that's a more attractive morsel when it's flying past.

I'd have thought the majority of GRHE's in the UK are chucked at still waters and fished slowly so a thinner profile perhaps appeals to us more

I've used a B175 for my pattern, what hook did you use and how's it different from a B175?

Cheers

Andy

[john_mac]

Mind if I join in?

[stevekale]

Originally Posted by AndrewMWalker

I prefer yours as well Steve, but CC I believe he ties for fast flowing rivers and he possibly wants to make a fly that's a more attractive morsel when it's flying past.

I'd have thought the majority of GRHE's in the UK are chucked at still waters and fished slowly so a thinner profile perhaps appeals to us more

I've used a B175 for my pattern, what hook did you use and how's it different from a B175?

Cheers

Andy

Cheers Andy. I used a Tiemco 5262. It's longer (for any given hook size and gape) than the B175. So for a #14, for example, it's about 2-3 eye-lengths longer. The B175 is 3X heavy while the 5262 is labelled 2X heavy. The below should give you an idea of the difference.