Tying a detached body ???

[sweenytodd]

Tying a detached body ??? Can some please help me out with how you tie a detached body on a needle , you know like with Deer Hair and also when using foam how do you do the thread wraps to get the segmentation on the foam body ??

Cheers

[bumblehog]

Take a look here:

YouTube - Tying the McPhail detached bodied Mayfly Dun by Davie McPhail

YouTube - Tying the McPhail detached bodied Mayfly Dun by Davie McPhail

The principle is much the same for deer hair.

[stevekale]

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/fly-tying...an-mayfly.html

You can control the segmentation by adjusting the tension on the foam (pulling right to left for a right handed tier) and the extent to which the thread is advanced. When you've done the body, you can also adjust it by rolling it on a hard surface under your index finger.

BTW the advantage of the above method versus McPhail's is that the advancement of the thread is hidden between the folded foam.

[sweenytodd]

Originally Posted by stevekale

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/fly-tying...an-mayfly.html

You can control the segmentation by adjusting the tension on the foam (pulling right to left for a right handed tier) and the extent to which the thread is advanced. When you've done the body, you can also adjust it by rolling it on a hard surface under your index finger.

Cheers , forgot about that SBS Anyway was wondering if there was any other methods .....

I want it for Daddy Patterns but I guess the methods are the same .....

---------- Post added at 11:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:21 AM ----------

Originally Posted by bumblehog

Take a look here:
The principle is much the same for deer hair.

Thanks for that

[stevekale]

Originally Posted by sweenytodd

t I guess the methods are the same .....

yep. From a large foam daddy to a gnat.

Worth looking at the videos here as well:

J:son&Co - Tying