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Location: Slippery Rock, PA | I just started building some bucktails with flashabou and have a couple of questions. After tying on to a coil, what is the best way to secure the thread? I've been using a whip finisher but it's a pain pulling the flashabou through every turn. Is there an easier way to do this? Also, what is the best glue or epoxy to keep them secure? I thought about using 2-ton epoxy, but thought I'd ask here first. Thanks!
Edited by Cutt'em all Jack 2/2/2008 11:48 PM
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| my thoughts..... I haven't used the flashabou a lot but what I do is tie a few half-hitches and then use two zip-ties to secure the flashabou in. I believe that this is the most efficient way of doing it and can't say anything about the epoxy, never used it on flashabou before, but it seems as if it would get sloppy.... |
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| Basic head cement has worked well for me. I cannot seem to find small enough zip-ties, but believe this may be an excellent way to go too. You could try 2-ton epoxy, I've considered doing it as well. Need a good way to keep it from getting all over the material though. I don't like Krazy Glue or similar products as many times the glue hits the threads and runs into the material giving it a "Something About Mary" look that makes it appear sloppy. |
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Location: Madison, WI | I use head cement during the wrapping process, a little drop hear and there in between the thread secures everything. To tie it off I do a type of half hitch knot but spin the loop like 4-5 times, bring it back over all that flashabou (on the one side) and pull the knot tight, there leaves a little raised point on the wrapping but it doesnt effect things. After that I will put another coat of head cement and let that dry. As a top coat I was using a vinyl coating (the stuff used for dipping jigs, the clear version) and that worked great as it went on heavy but wasnt runny and dried hard. Lately I went to a lot of water based products due to the smell and chemicals, I picked up some Loon Waterbased Product "Hard Head" finisher. It comes with a little applicator bruch that helps control how much is being used. It takes a little longer to dry as its water based, but I like it so far.
I would agree with esox50, be careful not to use too much head cement (if its really runny) because you wont notice it but it will run along the flashabou you already have tied up and straighten it out.
Edited by PredLuR 2/4/2008 6:45 AM
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Location: On your favorite spot | zip ties are good ways to finish, as is any head cement. not worried so much about holding the flashabou on the coil but protecting the wraps from the teeth, so if you use cement use a few coats and make it nice and hard. |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | you can skip tying alltogether and use the rubber skirt bands applied over skirt bodies. Then a zip-tie over the rubber nice-n-tight is all you'll ever need to hold it. No thread, no glue. |
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