JUNGLEJIM1
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After tying in the swivel using the tailspin installation the next step is tying in the flash. A flat material works best because you will be wrapping material along shank. The best material I've used is Sparkleflash which is hard to find now so I'm using Polarflash which works just as well.Barlow's and CAT carry it. Select 5-10 strands of Polarflash and pull softly from hank. Tie in at the head using 4-5 tight wraps about 1 1/2 inches from the tip. Take the other end and do the same. You should now have a loop. Pull loop back towards the swivel wrapping thread back to the swivel,add a few wraps to secure and return thread to the head. This is where a rotary vise comes in handy. Take the flash which should be at swivel now and wrap it around the hook shank back up to the head. When you reach head there should be about the same length of the flash loop remaining as when you first tied it in,now secure it with several wraps at head. Don't let go of flash until after it is securely tied in at head or you will have a mess. Grab all the flash and pull it back towards the bend of the jig and tie it down at head. Trim the flash to desired length which is a little past the end of the swivel.
